Dave Smith vs. Fred Stiely — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Stiely
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Stiely 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 5.97 and 1.702 for Fred Stiely. 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 Fred Stiely

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
11.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
42.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
38.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.84
42.84

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Fred Stiely

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Fred Stiely

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.318
1.318
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
211.47
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.346
1.346
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
187.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Stiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Stiely
Career
Per 600 PA