Tom Sheehan vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Sheehan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tom Sheehan 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 4 and 1.514 for Tom Sheehan. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Sheehan and Dave Smith

Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.58
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.36
30.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.99
36.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
10.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
2.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2589
38.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.95
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
5.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
34.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Tom Sheehan and Dave Smith

Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.363
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Sheehan and Dave Smith

Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
149
429.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
548.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
112.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.98
31.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
132.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
138.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
92.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
33.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
155.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA