Alex Kellner vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Alex Kellner
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alex Kellner 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 4.41 and 1.451 for Alex Kellner. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Kellner and Dave Smith

Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
1.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.42
47.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.88
77.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
4.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
3.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
3.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8023
39.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
4.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7239
35.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Alex Kellner and Dave Smith

Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.02
33.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Kellner and Dave Smith

Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
323
275.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
548.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
117.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
99.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.84
32.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
143.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
144.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
41.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
48.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
86.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.63
33.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
25.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
90.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
23.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
19.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA