Matt Clement vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Clement
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Matt Clement. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 4.47) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.415). By the career numbers, Frank Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Matt Clement and Frank Smith

Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.52
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.4
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.01
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.55
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.55
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.55
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.29
50.29
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.03
72.03
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
8.45
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.92
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
4.14
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.68
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.75
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1051
4.16
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.64
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.26
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.6
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
39.43
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.31
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
4.85
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.41
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.87
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5351
34.09
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Matt Clement and Frank Smith

Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.52
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.02
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5238
27
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
9
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.8
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.94
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.85
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.74
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.14
94.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Clement and Frank Smith

Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
349.76
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
251.88
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
410
600
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
600
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
348
509.27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
522.87
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
33
48.29
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
106.48
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
27
39.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.99
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.32
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.37
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.78
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
8.33
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.66
46.18
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
40
58.54
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
150.85
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
51
74.63
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
159.04
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
22
32.2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
55.29
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.56
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
34
49.76
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.43
-9.42
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.76
46.94
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.85
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
14
20.49
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
43.69
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
254.63
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
148.12
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
24.57
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100