Jack Pfiester vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Jack Pfiester
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Pfiester 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. Jack Pfiester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.02 and WHIP 1.089 compared to 2.67 and 1.294 for Dave Smith. By the career numbers, Jack Pfiester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Pfiester and Dave Smith

Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.91
85.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.67
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3202
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
7.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
4.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4236
35.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
3.11
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3904
32.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.72
35.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Jack Pfiester and Dave Smith

Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3102
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
2.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.61
93.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.262
2.262
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.54
80.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Pfiester and Dave Smith

Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
149
229.82
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
538.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
55.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
49.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.98
10.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
63.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
87.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
49.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.2
-4.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
30.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
211.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Pfiester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA