Jon Matlack vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Jon Matlack
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Matlack 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. Jon Matlack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Jon Matlack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Matlack and R. Smith

Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.8
49.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2276
8.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.43
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
5.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9789
37.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
0.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8968
34.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jon Matlack and R. Smith

Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Matlack and R. Smith

Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
401.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
489.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
59.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.01
15.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
66.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
127.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
12.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
45.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA