Leroy Matlock vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leroy Matlock 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. Leroy Matlock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leroy Matlock and R. Smith

Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
9.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.78
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3006
34.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Leroy Matlock and R. Smith

Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leroy Matlock and R. Smith

Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
222.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
518.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
34.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA