Jim McGlothlin vs. Matt Smith — Career Comparison

Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Smith
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Jim McGlothlin. By the career numbers, Matt Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Matt Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.61
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
8.63
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.39
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
4.91
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.03
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.01
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4935
34.16
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
29.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Matt Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.68
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
2.48
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.171
0.171
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Matt Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
355.56
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
600
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
527.78
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
37.5
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.17
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA