Cal Koonce vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Cal Koonce
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cal Koonce 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 90). Role difference aside, Dave Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal Koonce and Dave Smith

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.96
48.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
3.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2914
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
972
9.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
4.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4157
38.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
4.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
34.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Cal Koonce and Dave Smith

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2912
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
2.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Koonce and Dave Smith

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
336
738.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
525.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
46.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
9.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
59.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
43.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.93
-6.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
217.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
30.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA