Pedro Pastor vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Pedro Pastor
Lost GenerationCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Pedro Pastor 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 4.08 and 1.811 for Pedro Pastor. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Pastor and Dave Smith

Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
43.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.811
1.811
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.3
43.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Pedro Pastor and Dave Smith

Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Pastor and Dave Smith

Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
92.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA