Bobby Jenks vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Bobby Jenks
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Bobby Jenks a clear advantage over Dave Smith across the core pitching metrics. Bobby Jenks led in strikeout rate (K%+ 130 vs 89), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 104), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 100). Dave Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 154). Bobby Jenks was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Jenks and Dave Smith

Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
8.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.4
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
357.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
8.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1499
37.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
7.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
4.8
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.251
1.251
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
33.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.75
37.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Bobby Jenks and Dave Smith

Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
8.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
357.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.201
0.201
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Jenks and Dave Smith

Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
348
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Jenks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA