Gene Krapp vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Krapp
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Gene Krapp 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 3.23 and 1.372 for Gene Krapp. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Krapp and Dave Smith

Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.97
77.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
7.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
4.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
4.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3204
37.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2754
32.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Gene Krapp and Dave Smith

Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.983
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Krapp and Dave Smith

Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
130
281.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
526.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
95.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
71.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.46
37.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
125.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
151.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
54.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
84.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.33
37.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
54.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
171.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Krapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA