Fritz Ackley vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Fritz Ackley
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fritz Ackley built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 4.19 and 1.448 for Fritz Ackley. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fritz Ackley and Dave Smith

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
33.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Fritz Ackley and Dave Smith

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fritz Ackley and Dave Smith

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
118.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
108.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA