Ivy Andrews vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ivy Andrews
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ivy Andrews 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 4.14 and 1.434 for Ivy Andrews. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ivy Andrews and Dave Smith

Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.87
45.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.37
43.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
4.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3123
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
9.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
2.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
39.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
4.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4202
36.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ivy Andrews and Dave Smith

Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ivy Andrews and Dave Smith

Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
253
428.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
540.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
84.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.92
26.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
115.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
130.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
44.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
49.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
93.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.1
27.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
30.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
105.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivy Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA