Hayden Penn vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Hayden Penn
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hayden Penn 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 9.51 and 2.235 for Hayden Penn. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hayden Penn and Dave Smith

Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
13.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
46.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
10.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.174
2.174
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
39.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.57
46.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Hayden Penn and Dave Smith

Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hayden Penn and Dave Smith

Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3960
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
43.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
78.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA