Dave Smith vs. Neck Stanley — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Neck Stanley
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Neck Stanley 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 4.77 and 1.480 for Neck Stanley. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Smith and Neck Stanley

Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.82
66.82
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3461
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
10.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
4.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5146
40.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
5.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
36.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Neck Stanley

Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Neck Stanley

Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
224
301.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
540.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
71.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
64.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.33
13.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
78.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
99.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
39.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
60.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
6.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.91
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.2
89.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA