Ben Shields vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Ben Shields
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Ben Shields. Dave Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.67 vs 8.27) and WHIP (1.294 vs 1.984). 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 Ben Shields and Dave Smith

Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.98
11.98
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
43.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
36.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Ben Shields and Dave Smith

Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Shields and Dave Smith

Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-30.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA