Dan Jennings vs. Shane Smith — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Smith
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane 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 3.81 and 1.203 for Shane 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 Shane Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.78
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.78
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.81
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
7.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
7.25
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
37.89
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
34.05
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
33.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Shane Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.78
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.78
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Shane Smith

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA