William Selden vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

William Selden
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

William Selden 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. William Selden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.055 compared to 2.67 and 1.294 for Dave Smith. By the career numbers, William Selden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Selden and Dave Smith

William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.67
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
7.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
36.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
33.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for William Selden and Dave Smith

William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Selden and Dave Smith

William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
516.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
159.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
243.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
205.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.894
0.894
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
129.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
102.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.8
15.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA