Harvey Haddix vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Harvey Haddix
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Harvey Haddix built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harvey Haddix led in strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 131 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 104). Dave Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Harvey Haddix.

Pitching Stats for Harvey Haddix and Dave Smith

Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.62
54.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.91
62.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
3.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6705
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
8.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
2.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1575
6.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9330
37.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8686
34.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Harvey Haddix and Dave Smith

Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
2.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5820
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
1.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
2.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.75
95.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.41
54.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Haddix and Dave Smith

Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
531
365.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
549.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
116.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
81.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
25.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
34.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.61
41.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
162.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
149.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
44.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
106.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
41.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
111.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
13.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Haddix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA