Nelson King vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Nelson King
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Smith posted a stronger line than Nelson King. Dave Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.67 vs 3.58) and WHIP (1.294 vs 1.483). By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Nelson King and Dave Smith

Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
4.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
38.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
35.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Nelson King and Dave Smith

Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
4.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.411
0.411
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson King and Dave Smith

Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
95
2035.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-55.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA