Kevin Slowey vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Kevin Slowey
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Slowey 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. Kevin Slowey led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 199 vs 100), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 104). Dave Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kevin Slowey.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Slowey and Dave Smith

Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.43
54.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.37
77.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1986
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
10.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
6.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2828
38.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
4.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2643
35.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Kevin Slowey and Dave Smith

Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1986
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.37
77.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Slowey and Dave Smith

Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
139
1737.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
39
487.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
5.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-17.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA