Dan Jennings vs. Herb Smith — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Herb Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 3.1 and 1.486 for Dan Jennings. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Herb Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.1
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.86
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.8
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
34.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Herb Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.39
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.96
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.86
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Herb Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
251.61
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
34.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
164.52
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
58.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
106.45
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.66
45.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA