Daisy Davis vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Daisy Davis
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Daisy Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daisy Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Daisy Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daisy Davis and Steve Smyth

Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.58
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.78
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1407
39.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.76
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
36.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Daisy Davis and Steve Smyth

Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daisy Davis and Steve Smyth

Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
164.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
575.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
90.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
78.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
20.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
106.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
15.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
82.19
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA