Niles Jordan vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Niles Jordan 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 4.19 and 1.395 for Niles Jordan. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Niles Jordan and Dave Smith

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Niles Jordan and Dave Smith

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Niles Jordan and Dave Smith

Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
5.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-15.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA