Fred Klages vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Klages
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Klages 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 3.28 and 1.260 for Fred Klages. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Klages and Dave Smith

Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
7.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
37.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
33.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Fred Klages and Dave Smith

Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Klages and Dave Smith

Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
6.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
315.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA