Matt Harrison vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Harrison
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harrison 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. Matt Harrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy 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 Roy Smith

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.21
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
9.48
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.15
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
5.49
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2863
38.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
34.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Matt Harrison and Roy Smith

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.62
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harrison and Roy Smith

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
3709.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
490.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.05
-1.32
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.86
-50.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
327.27
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA