How Dave Smith's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Dave Smith totaled 283 career Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 115.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1992, posting 4, well below the relief pitcher average of 22.7 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 36, well above the relief pitcher average of 26.6 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 20 in 1990 to 19 in 1991 and 4 in 1992, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 4 to 36 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dave Smith Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Dave Smith Walks Per Season

Dave Smith's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Smith Walks per season line chart

Dave Smith Walks by Team

Dave Smith's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Smith career Walks by team bar chart

Dave Smith Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Smith's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dave Smith Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Smith Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Smith's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dave Smith Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Smith Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Smith's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Dave Smith Walks season-by-season breakdown table