Hosea Allen vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hosea Allen 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 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Dave Smith

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Dave Smith

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Dave Smith

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA