Rube Kroh vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Rube Kroh
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rube Kroh 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. Rube Kroh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.2 and WHIP 1.151 compared to 2.67 and 1.294 for Dave Smith. By the career numbers, Rube Kroh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Kroh and Dave Smith

Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.44
69.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.67
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
7.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
3.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
35.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.11
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
32.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Rube Kroh and Dave Smith

Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.222
2.222
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Kroh and Dave Smith

Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
36
273.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
546.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
98.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
98.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
26.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
98.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
136.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
27.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
182.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA