Joe Muir vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Muir
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Muir 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. Joe Muir posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.19 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Joe Muir had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Muir and Roy Smith

Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.19
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.17
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.33
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
40.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.88
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
36.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Muir and Roy Smith

Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
27
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.1
9
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Muir and Roy Smith

Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1145.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
10.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.79
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA