Matt Harvey vs. Dode Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dode Smith
UnknownThrows LeftCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harvey built a career as a starting pitcher and Dode Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Harvey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 6 and 1.667 for Dode Smith. By the career numbers, Matt Harvey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harvey and Dode Smith

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
43.1
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.42
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
9.02
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.15
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4099
38.18
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.64
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.63
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
34.78
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
33
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Matt Harvey and Dode Smith

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.63
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.56
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harvey and Dode Smith

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
394.91
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
556.36
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
41.45
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.72
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
80.73
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
67.64
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.55
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
45.82
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.39
-18.3
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.91
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA