Matt Roney vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Roney
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Roney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 5.42 and 1.538 for Matt Roney. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Roney and Charlie Smith

Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.42
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
9.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.46
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.21
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
40.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.93
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
34.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Matt Roney and Charlie Smith

Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Roney and Charlie Smith

Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
14400
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA