John Ewing vs Phenomenal Smith

John Ewing

5of 7 lines

Phenomenal Smith

2of 7 lines

John Ewing and Phenomenal Smith compared on their MLB careers: John Ewing played 4 seasons, 1888 to 1891, Phenomenal Smith 8 seasons, 1884 to 1891. John Ewing has 53 wins to Phenomenal Smith's 57.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Ewing leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Phenomenal Smith in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

John Ewing and Phenomenal Smith career totals
129GP149
53W57, better
63, betterL78
3.7, betterERA3.9
1,058.2IP1,231.1
525K532, better
390, betterBB496
1.4, betterWHIP1.4
2, betterSV0

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award 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.

John Ewing and Phenomenal 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.
1st18888, better132.83, better188436, better4.10
2nd18896, better304.87, better188502, better11.25
3rd189018, better124.24188611, better2.16, better
4th1891218, better2.27, better188725, better303.79
5th————188816203.55
6th————1889234.40
7th————18909154.06
8th————1891114.26

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA