Tyler Skaggs vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Tyler Skaggs
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tyler Skaggs 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. Tyler Skaggs led in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 89), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 104), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 100). Dave Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 128). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tyler Skaggs.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Skaggs and Dave Smith

Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
4.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
8.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
8.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
38.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1997
34.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Tyler Skaggs and Dave Smith

Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.66
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Skaggs and Dave Smith

Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
96
1986.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
475.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
5.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.58
-12.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA