John Harkins vs Phenomenal Smith

John HarkinsPhenomenal Smith

John Harkins and Phenomenal Smith compared on their MLB careers: John Harkins played 5 seasons, 1884 to 1888, Phenomenal Smith 8 seasons, 1884 to 1891. John Harkins has 51 wins to Phenomenal Smith's 57.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Harkins and Phenomenal Smith career totals
139GP149
51W57
83L78
4.1ERA3.9
1183.1IP1231.1
489K532
358BB496
1.4WHIP1.4
0SV0

Titles and awards

  • John Harkins: 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 Harkins 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.
1st188412323.681884364.10
2nd188514203.7518850211.25
3rd188615163.601886112.16
4th188710146.02188725303.79
5th1888016.75188816203.55
6th————1889234.40
7th————18909154.06
8th————1891114.26

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA