Pepper Sharpe vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Pepper Sharpe
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Pepper Sharpe 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 5.08 and 1.532 for Pepper Sharpe. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pepper Sharpe and Dave Smith

Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
10.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
40.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Pepper Sharpe and Dave Smith

Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.885
1.885
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pepper Sharpe and Dave Smith

Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
300
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
167.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
141.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.12
80.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
202.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
220.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
97.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
141.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.49
92.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pepper Sharpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA