Brandon Puffer vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Brandon Puffer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Smith posted a stronger line than Brandon Puffer. Dave Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.67 vs 5.09) and WHIP (1.294 vs 1.765). By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Puffer and Dave Smith

Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
6.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
41.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
34.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Brandon Puffer and Dave Smith

Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
6.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Puffer and Dave Smith

Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
85
4636.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-34.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA