Willie Powell vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Powell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Willie Powell 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 3.64 and 1.291 for Willie Powell. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Powell and Dave Smith

Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.91
82.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
3.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
8.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
5.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3177
37.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2842
33.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Willie Powell and Dave Smith

Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.254
2.254
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Powell and Dave Smith

Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
121
225.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
527.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
87.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
78.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
23.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
122.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
70.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
23.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
161
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
37.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA