Dave Downs vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Smith
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Hal Smith. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.77) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.352). By the career numbers, Dave Downs 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 Dave Downs and Hal Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.529
0.529
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Hal Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Hal Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
425
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
558.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.05
8.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.33
-11.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
208.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA