Bob Keegan vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Keegan
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Keegan 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 3.66 and 1.412 for Bob Keegan. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Keegan and Dave Smith

Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.44
64.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1934
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
644.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
9.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
3.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
2.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
38.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
4.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2527
35.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Bob Keegan and Dave Smith

Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.3
56.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Keegan and Dave Smith

Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
136
345.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
498.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
81.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
73.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
16.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
119.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
15.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
78.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.61
7.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA