Leon Pettit vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Smith posted a stronger line than Leon Pettit. Dave Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.67 vs 5.18) and WHIP (1.294 vs 1.743). By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Leon Pettit and Dave Smith

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.18
18.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Leon Pettit and Dave Smith

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Pettit and Dave Smith

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
44
733.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA