Ron Perranoski vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Perranoski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Ron Perranoski across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 135), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 111), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 78). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Perranoski and Dave Smith

Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
5.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.63
51.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
2.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3524
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097
8.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
3.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
5.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5023
38.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
3.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
3.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4503
34.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ron Perranoski and Dave Smith

Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
5.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3527
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.362
0.362
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Perranoski and Dave Smith

Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
737
2327.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
527.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
50.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
9.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.84
-8.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
31.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
92
290.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Perranoski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
41.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Perranoski
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA