Bob Hall vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Hall
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Hall 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 5.4 and 1.637 for Bob Hall. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Hall and Dave Smith

Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.34
30.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
5.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
9.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
4.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
40.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.637
1.637
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
35.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Bob Hall and Dave Smith

Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.562
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Hall and Dave Smith

Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
89
702.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
568.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
118.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
94.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
40.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
38.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
236.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA