Rip Hagerman vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Rip Hagerman
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rip Hagerman 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. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 3.09 and 1.480 for Rip Hagerman. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rip Hagerman and Dave Smith

Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.9
67.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
8.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
37.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1575
32.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Rip Hagerman and Dave Smith

Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
9.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
12.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
11.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.96
91.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Hagerman and Dave Smith

Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
81
362.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
550.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
6.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
49.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
67.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
31.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.96
-22.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
31.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
335.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Hagerman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA