Jim Kern vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Dave Smith comes out ahead of Jim Kern in this reliever comparison. Dave Smith led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 68), home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 169), and run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 102). Jim Kern held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 89). The edge goes to Dave Smith.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kern and Dave Smith

Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
3.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3422
38.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Jim Kern and Dave Smith

Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kern and Dave Smith

Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
6894.34
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA