Jason Dickson vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Jason Dickson
Gen XCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Dickson built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Dickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Jason Dickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Dickson and Roy Smith

Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.57
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.98
50.98
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.3
86.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
10.75
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
10.07
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.36
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.77
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.85
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1750
39.67
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.49
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1587
35.98
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Jason Dickson and Roy Smith

Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.84
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.3
86.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Dickson and Roy Smith

Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6257.14
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-27.31
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA