Dave Smith vs. Nolan Swancy — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Nolan Swancy
Lost GenerationTexasNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nolan Swancy 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 14.4 and 2.000 for Nolan Swancy. 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 Nolan Swancy

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
16.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
46.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
16.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.8
46.8

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Nolan Swancy

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Nolan Swancy

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
3.76
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-16.72
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nolan Swancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Swancy
Career
Per 600 PA