Sig Jakucki vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Sig Jakucki
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Sig Jakucki 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 3.79 and 1.367 for Sig Jakucki. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sig Jakucki and Dave Smith

Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.44
69.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
3.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
38.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1641
35.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Sig Jakucki and Dave Smith

Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.458
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sig Jakucki and Dave Smith

Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
73
278.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
569.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
91.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
29.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
149.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
18.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Sig Jakucki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sig Jakucki
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA