Johnny Sain vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Sain 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 3.49 and 1.302 for Johnny Sain. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Sain and Dave Smith

Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
1.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.51
54.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
3.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
9.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
3.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8998
38.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8349
35.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Johnny Sain and Dave Smith

Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Sain and Dave Smith

Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
433
303.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
542.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
133.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.59
39.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
151.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
48.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
70.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
117.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.11
45.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA