Ralph Head vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ralph Head
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ralph Head 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 6.66 and 1.829 for Ralph Head. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Head and Dave Smith

Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
12.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
42.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
7.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
38.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ralph Head and Dave Smith

Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.914
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Head and Dave Smith

Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
35
488.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
586.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
3.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-27.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA