How Dave Smith's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Dave Smith totaled 280 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1992, posting 4, well below the relief pitcher average of 24.9 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 32, near the relief pitcher average of 31.4 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 18 in 1990 to 22 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 Runs profile — ranging from 4 to 32 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Dave Smith Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Dave Smith
| Dave Smith
Runs | Dave Smith
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Dave Smith
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 280 | 3.11 | 0.46 |
| Season Avg. | 21.54 | 3.11 | 0.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 74.48 | 3.11 | 0.46 |
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Dave Smith Runs Per Season
Dave Smith's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Dave Smith's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Smith Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Dave Smith's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dave Smith's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dave Smith's MLB career with Runs 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.
