Matt Harrison vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Harrison
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harrison built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Harrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Matt Harrison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harrison and R. Smith

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
9.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
5.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2863
38.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
34.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Matt Harrison and R. Smith

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harrison and R. Smith

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
3709.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
490.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.86
-50.65
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-20.64
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
327.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA