Wayland Dean vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Wayland Dean
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Smith
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wayland Dean built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wayland Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.538 compared to 6.75 and 2.114 for Mark Smith. By the career numbers, Wayland Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wayland Dean and Mark Smith

Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.78
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.91
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.87
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
10.36
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.73
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2.72
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.14
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
40.29
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42.95
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
5.89
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.538
1.538
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
36.56
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
38.05
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.29
40.29
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Wayland Dean and Mark Smith

Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.91
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wayland Dean and Mark Smith

Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
362.86
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
560
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.69
64.81
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
220
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
168.57
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.57
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
88.57
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
68.79
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
47
134.29
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA