Riley Smith vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Riley Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Riley Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 5.04 and 1.436 for Riley Smith. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Riley Smith and Alex Wood

Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.04
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
10.61
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.66
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.16
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.91
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.1
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
2.68
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.67
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
38.98
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.15
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.86
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
36.04
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Riley Smith and Alex Wood

Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.74
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.16
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.1
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.47
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.37
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Riley Smith and Alex Wood

Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1058.82
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
518.27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
512.69
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.72
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
5.39
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.44
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.86
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.15
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.69
-59.51
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-9.18
-17.06
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
317.65
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50