Elmer Jacobs vs George Smith

Elmer JacobsGeorge Smith

Elmer Jacobs and George Smith compared on their MLB careers: Elmer Jacobs played 9 seasons, 1914 to 1927, George Smith 8 seasons, 1916 to 1923. Elmer Jacobs has 50 wins to George Smith's 41.

Who has the better career numbers?

Elmer Jacobs and George Smith career totals
250GP229
50W41
81L81
3.5ERA3.9
1189.1IP1143.1
336K263
423BB255
1.4WHIP1.4
7SV4

Titles and awards

  • Elmer Jacobs: 0 championships; none on file
  • George Smith: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Elmer Jacobs and George Smith 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.
1st1914134.801916302.61
2nd19166102.941917032.84
3rd19176192.811918873.41
4th1918962.9519195133.36
5th19199163.32192013183.45
6th1920485.2119214204.76
7th192411123.7419225144.78
8th1925235.171923363.66
9th1927244.60————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA