Dave Smith vs. Denny Stark — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denny Stark 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 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. 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 Denny Stark

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
10.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
6.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057
35.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Denny Stark

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Denny Stark

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
74
541.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
519.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
19.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
95.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-0.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
204.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA