Bill Piercy vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Piercy 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 4.26 and 1.546 for Bill Piercy. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Piercy and Dave Smith

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Bill Piercy and Dave Smith

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Piercy and Dave Smith

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
528.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
27.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA