Ed Heusser vs. Matt Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Heusser
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Smith
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 3.69 and 1.350 for Ed Heusser. By the career numbers, Matt Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and Matt Smith

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.46
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
3.69
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.55
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.39
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.03
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4644
38.45
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
37.95
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
4.37
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
29.55
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and Matt Smith

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.2
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and Matt Smith

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
439.67
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
600
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
553.72
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
150.41
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.49
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA