Dan Smith vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.23 and 1.494 for Dan Smith. By the career numbers, Ed Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Smith and Ed Smith

Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.11
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
39.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
5.48
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
34.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Dan Smith and Ed Smith

Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Smith and Ed Smith

Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
1491.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
514.29
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-17.38
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
308.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA