Bill Sampen vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Sampen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Bill Sampen across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 108), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 93). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bill Sampen and Dave Smith

Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.35
54.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
39.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
34.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Bill Sampen and Dave Smith

Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Sampen and Dave Smith

Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
182
3412.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
506.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
5.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.65
-12.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA