Art Johnson vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Art Johnson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Art Johnson 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 3.68 and 1.441 for Art Johnson. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Art Johnson and Dave Smith

Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
35.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Art Johnson and Dave Smith

Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.041
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Johnson and Dave Smith

Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
483.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
551.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
10.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-4.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
174.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA