Phil Knell vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Smith posted a stronger line than Phil Knell. Dave Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.67 vs 4.05) and WHIP (1.294 vs 1.503). 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 Phil Knell and Dave Smith

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.9
84.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
9.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
3.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6612
40.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
6.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5771
35.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Phil Knell and Dave Smith

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Knell and Dave Smith

Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
107.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
86.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.2
33.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
141.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
130.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
55.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
122.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.97
32.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
100.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
5.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA