Billy Smith vs Steve Howe

Billy SmithSteve Howe

Billy Smith and Steve Howe compared on their MLB careers: Billy Smith played 1 season, 1981 to 1981, Steve Howe 12 seasons, 1980 to 1996. Billy Smith has 1 wins to Steve Howe's 47. Steve Howe won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Smith and Steve Howe career totals
10GP497
1W47
1L41
3.0ERA3.0
20.2IP606.1
3K328
3BB139
1.1WHIP1.2
1SV91

How do they compare in the postseason?

Billy Smith and Steve Howe postseason
1GP9
0R2
0H13

Where each stands all time

Billy Smith and Steve Howe all-time places
Billy SmithAll-time rankSteve Howe
—Saves200th (91)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Billy Smith: 0 championships; none on file
  • Steve Howe: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Smith and Steve Howe season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1981113.051980792.65
2nd————1981532.50
3rd————1982752.08
4th————1983471.44
5th————1985345.49
6th————1987334.31
7th————1991311.68
8th————1992302.45
9th————1993354.97
10th————1994301.80
11th————1995634.96
12th————1996016.35

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA