Wily Peralta vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Wily Peralta
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wily Peralta 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. Wily Peralta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.08 and 1.827 for Dave Smith. By the career numbers, Wily Peralta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wily Peralta and Dave Smith

Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
2.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.47
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
4.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.08
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
9.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.35
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
3.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
6.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.64
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3949
39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
42.63
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
34.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.34
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Wily Peralta and Dave Smith

Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2734
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.616
0.616
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wily Peralta and Dave Smith

Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
661.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
942.86
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
515.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
9.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.54
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
69.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-10.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-27.31
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
212.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA