Ken Sanders vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Ken Sanders across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Ken Sanders held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 100). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Sanders and Dave Smith

Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
5.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2741
37.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
3.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.252
1.252
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ken Sanders and Dave Smith

Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
5.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Sanders and Dave Smith

Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
409
3662.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
12.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA