Greg Maddux vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Maddux built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Maddux posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.178 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Greg Maddux had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Maddux and R. Smith

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.41
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
3.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4726
8.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.63
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
6.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20421
36.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
3.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
0.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18892
33.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Greg Maddux and R. Smith

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
2.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1793
3.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
3.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.04
97.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Maddux and R. Smith

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
251.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1591
526.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
90.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
76.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
13.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
20.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
107.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
102.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
27.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
60.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.64
15.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
419
138.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
59.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.57
78.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA