Ed Poole vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Poole
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Poole 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 3.04 and 1.382 for Ed Poole. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Poole and Dave Smith

Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1785
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
8.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
3.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2515
38.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
4.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2243
33.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ed Poole and Dave Smith

Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.69
94.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.96
23.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Poole and Dave Smith

Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
96
197.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
575.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
29.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
138.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
117.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
49.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.04
24.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
125.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA