Jim McGlothlin vs. Clay Smith — Career Comparison

Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 5.49 and 1.653 for Clay Smith. By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Clay Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.44
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.87
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.43
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.41
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.3
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96

Fielding Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Clay Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3903
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Clay Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
37.5
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.17
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.33
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
226.39
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA