Matt Harvey vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harvey 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 Harvey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy 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 Roy Smith

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
43.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.42
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
9.02
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.15
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.66
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4099
38.18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.64
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.63
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3734
34.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Matt Harvey and Roy Smith

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.63
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harvey and Roy Smith

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
394.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
41.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.72
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
80.73
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
67.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
45.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.39
-18.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA