Dallas Green vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Dallas Green
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Smiley built a career as a starting pitcher and Dallas Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Smiley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 4.26 and 1.549 for Dallas Green. By the career numbers, John Smiley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Green and John Smiley

Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.49
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.26
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.8
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1687
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
562.1
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
10.36
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.74
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.87
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
3.15
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
2.34
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.29
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.23
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
39.37
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.88
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.77
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.19
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.25
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.67
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.99
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Dallas Green and John Smiley

Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.75
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.23
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.72
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.64
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Green and John Smiley

Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
746.25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
376.04
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
600
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
532.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
525
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.04
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
59.38
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.58
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.67
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
14.22
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
18.41
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
67.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
96.88
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
102.08
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
45
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.88
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.46
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
56.25
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
4.36
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.74
9.1
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.04
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
232.5
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
190.63
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.25
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA