Bert Hunter vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Bert Hunter
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bert Hunter 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 1.368 for Bert Hunter. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Hunter and Dave Smith

Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
3.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
9.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
5.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
38.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
34.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Bert Hunter and Dave Smith

Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.926
1.926
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.53
70.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Hunter and Dave Smith

Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
229.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
542.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
110.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
85.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
38.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
149.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
140.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
105.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.01
41.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
27.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
27.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA