Dave Smith vs. Bill Sowders — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Sowders
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Smith and Bill Sowders are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Smith carried a career ERA of 2.67 against Bill Sowders's 3.34. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Dave Smith and Bill Sowders — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Smith and Bill Sowders

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1553
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
9.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2254
39.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
5.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
36.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Bill Sowders

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Bill Sowders

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
75
182.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
578.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
107.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
25.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
114.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
129.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
56.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
92.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
24.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
104.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
5.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100