Claude Hendrix vs. Jordan Smith — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Hendrix built a career as a starting pitcher and Jordan Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Hendrix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 4.94 and 1.581 for Jordan Smith. By the career numbers, Claude Hendrix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Hendrix and Jordan Smith

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.37
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.84
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.98
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.55
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.38
55.38
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.39
71.39
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.7
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.94
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.06
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
11.18
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.45
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.65
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.76
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
4.14
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.66
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
0.754
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
39.63
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.31
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.32
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.94
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.74
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8905
33.8
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
35.85
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Claude Hendrix and Jordan Smith

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.84
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.037
0.037
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Hendrix and Jordan Smith

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
255.15
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
6480
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
990
600
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
558.79
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
160.61
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
71.52
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
121.82
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
101.82
Jordan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.15
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jordan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA