Danny Duffy vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Smith
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Duffy 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. Danny Duffy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 6.75 and 2.114 for Mark Smith. By the career numbers, Danny Duffy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Duffy and Mark Smith

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.91
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.95
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
8.53
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.73
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.11
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.32
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
8.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4974
38.19
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42.95
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.18
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.75
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4448
34.15
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
38.05
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Danny Duffy and Mark Smith

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.91
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.91
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.17
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Duffy and Mark Smith

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
5850
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.15
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-4.88
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA