Cal Howe vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Cal Howe
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Cal Howe posted a stronger line than Dave Smith. Cal Howe posted stronger numbers in ERA (0 vs 2.67) and WHIP (0.500 vs 1.294). By the career numbers, Cal Howe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cal Howe and Dave Smith

Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.67
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.2
-0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.11
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Cal Howe and Dave Smith

Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Howe and Dave Smith

Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA