Steven Matz vs. Harry Smythe — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steven Matz built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Matz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. By the career numbers, Steven Matz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Harry Smythe

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.61
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
35.05
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Harry Smythe

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004.1
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.77
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Harry Smythe

Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
63
651.72
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.41
28.38
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
39.2
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
21.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
150.75
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA