Mark Petkovsek vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Mark Petkovsek
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Mark Petkovsek across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 62). Mark Petkovsek held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 100). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Petkovsek and Dave Smith

Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
4.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
10.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3086
39.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
35.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Mark Petkovsek and Dave Smith

Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.403
0.403
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Petkovsek and Dave Smith

Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
390
2294.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
511.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
20.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
20.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
105.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
35.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Mark Petkovsek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Petkovsek
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA