Roy Sanders vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Sanders
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican 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 Roy Sanders. Dave Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.67 vs 4.6) and WHIP (1.294 vs 1.884). 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 Roy Sanders and Dave Smith

Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
10.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
40.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.884
1.884
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
33.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Roy Sanders and Dave Smith

Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Sanders and Dave Smith

Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
14
763.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-65.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA