Al Shealy vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Al Shealy
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Al Shealy 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 5.71 and 1.764 for Al Shealy. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Shealy and Dave Smith

Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.53
25.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
42.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
38.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Al Shealy and Dave Smith

Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Shealy and Dave Smith

Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
587.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
537.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
70.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
77.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA