Daniel Bard vs. Rex Smith — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Daniel Bard and Rex Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Daniel Bard posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.74 vs 5.5) and WHIP (1.338 vs 2.111). Rex Smith had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.85). By the career numbers, Daniel Bard 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 Daniel Bard and Rex Smith

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.61
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.69
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.97
46.97
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.3
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.74
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
6.97
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.85
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.74
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
9.35
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
38.67
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.95
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.13
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1657
32.61
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5

Fielding Stats for Daniel Bard and Rex Smith

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.65
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.44
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.28
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.04
89.04
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel Bard and Rex Smith

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
81600
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA