Dan Jennings vs. Ollie Smith — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie 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. Dan Jennings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 9.64 and 2.786 for Ollie Smith. By the career numbers, Dan Jennings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Ollie Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
19.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
52.07
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
46.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Ollie Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Ollie Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
93.62
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
112.48
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA