Matt Barnes vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.21 and 1.379 for Matt Barnes. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Charlie Smith

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Charlie Smith

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Charlie Smith

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA