Matt Ford vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.33 and 1.534 for Matt Ford. By the career numbers, Bob Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Bob Smith

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.92
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.42
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.64
52.64
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.94
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.63
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
35.86
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Bob Smith

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Bob Smith

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
21.42
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
28.78
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
44.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
55.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
31.08
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17