Ken Holcombe vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Holcombe
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Holcombe 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 3.98 and 1.459 for Ken Holcombe. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holcombe and Dave Smith

Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
9.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
39.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1457
34.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ken Holcombe and Dave Smith

Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holcombe and Dave Smith

Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
99
482.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
517.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
18.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
102.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
107.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
15.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Holcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA