John Ewing vs Phenomenal Smith

John EwingPhenomenal Smith

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 and Phenomenal Smith career totals
129GP149
53W57
63L78
3.7ERA3.9
1058.2IP1231.1
525K532
390BB496
1.4WHIP1.4
2SV0

Titles and awards

  • John Ewing: 0 championships; none on file
  • Phenomenal 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.

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.
1st18888132.831884364.10
2nd18896304.8718850211.25
3rd189018124.241886112.16
4th18912182.27188725303.79
5th————188816203.55
6th————1889234.40
7th————18909154.06
8th————1891114.26

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA