Dave Knight vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Fred Smith posted a stronger line than Dave Knight. Fred Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.85 vs 3.71) and WHIP (1.336 vs 1.913). By the career numbers, Fred 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 Dave Knight and Fred Smith

Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Knight and Fred Smith

Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.91
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.65
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.28
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Knight and Fred Smith

Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
372.41
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
25.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
31.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100