Jack Matchett vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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. Jack Matchett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Jack Matchett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Matchett and R. Smith

Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
39.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
35.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jack Matchett and R. Smith

Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Matchett and R. Smith

Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
282.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
562.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
145.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
122.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
51.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.21
61.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA