Walt Kinney vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Walt Kinney
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Walt Kinney 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 3.59 and 1.411 for Walt Kinney. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Kinney and Dave Smith

Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
8.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
4.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
38.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
33.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Walt Kinney and Dave Smith

Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.585
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Kinney and Dave Smith

Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
82
353.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
539.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
151.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
112.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.12
73.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
207.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
202.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
77.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
142.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.66
80.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
77.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
7.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA