Alex Meyer vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Alex Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Meyer and Roy Smith

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.63
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.85
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
10.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.66
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
40.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.81
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Alex Meyer and Roy Smith

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Meyer and Roy Smith

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA