Charley Hall vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charley 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 3.09 and 1.332 for Charley 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 Charley Hall and Dave Smith

Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
3.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
821
8.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Dave Smith

Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Dave Smith

Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
211
307.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
540.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
135.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA