Ernie Alten vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ernie Alten
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Smith posted a stronger line than Ernie Alten. Dave Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.67 vs 9) and WHIP (1.294 vs 2.130). By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Alten and Dave Smith

Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
5.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
15.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.65
15.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
43.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
39.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.83
43.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ernie Alten and Dave Smith

Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Alten and Dave Smith

Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2800
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA