Matt Albers vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Matt Albers across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 83). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Dave Smith

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Dave Smith

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Dave Smith

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
609
6894.34
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
5.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA