Greg Mathews vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Mathews 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 Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Greg Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Mathews and R. Smith

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
8.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Greg Mathews and R. Smith

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.07
93.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Mathews and R. Smith

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
298.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
514.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA