Jose Parra vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Jose Parra across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 64), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 83). Jose Parra held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 100). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.