Tom Kelley vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Kelley
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tom Kelley 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 110), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 68), and run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 97). Role difference aside, Dave Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Kelley and Dave Smith

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
8.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
4.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
5.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
39.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
34.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Tom Kelley and Dave Smith

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Kelley and Dave Smith

Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
104
503.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
561.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
5.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-19.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
61
295.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA