Frog Holsey vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Frog Holsey
Greatest GenerationLouisianaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Frog Holsey 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 4.25 and 1.413 for Frog Holsey. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frog Holsey and Dave Smith

Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
4.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
3.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
38.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
34.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Frog Holsey and Dave Smith

Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1084
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
361.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frog Holsey and Dave Smith

Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
62
258.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
120.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.77
36.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
141.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
141.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.43
43.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frog Holsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA