Nick Kingham vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Nick Kingham
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Nick Kingham 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 6.08 and 1.610 for Nick Kingham. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Kingham and Dave Smith

Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
6.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
10.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.73
10.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
7.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
41.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
6.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
36.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.08
41.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Nick Kingham and Dave Smith

Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.512
0.512
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Kingham and Dave Smith

Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
43
781.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
13.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-5.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Kingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA