Juan Padrón vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Juan Padrón
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Juan Padrón 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 2.74 and 1.143 for Juan Padrón. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Padrón and Dave Smith

Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.61
74.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
2.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3675
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
7.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
5.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4588
33.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
3.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
29.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Juan Padrón and Dave Smith

Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Padrón and Dave Smith

Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
211
238.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
551.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
112.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
99.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.46
35.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
135.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
141.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
50.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.51
39.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176.67
176.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA