Skip Pitlock vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Skip Pitlock
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Skip Pitlock 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 4.53 and 1.583 for Skip Pitlock. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skip Pitlock and Dave Smith

Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.9
33.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
5.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
40.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
34.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Skip Pitlock and Dave Smith

Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.19
89.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.9
33.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skip Pitlock and Dave Smith

Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
59
1180
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
500
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
26.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-1.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
360
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Pitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA