Harry Shriver vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Harry Shriver
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Harry Shriver 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 3.12 and 1.513 for Harry Shriver. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Shriver and Dave Smith

Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
9.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
39.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
35.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Harry Shriver and Dave Smith

Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.654
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Shriver and Dave Smith

Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
26
472.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
509.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-27.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA