Hub Perdue vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Hub Perdue
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hub Perdue 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 3.85 and 1.346 for Hub Perdue. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hub Perdue and Dave Smith

Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.35
44.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.78
75.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
3.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
10.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
3.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
37.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
4.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3649
35.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Hub Perdue and Dave Smith

Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.224
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hub Perdue and Dave Smith

Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
161
290.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
540.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
75.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
72.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.7
13.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
81.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
97.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
54.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
6.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
135.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
37.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Perdue
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA