Hank Aaron vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Hank Aaron posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Hank Aaron posted stronger numbers in OPS (.941 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.387 vs .265). By the career numbers, Hank Aaron had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Jimmy Smith

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
98.74
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
26.86
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
4.22
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
59.53
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
10.33
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
3.14
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
13.47
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Jimmy Smith

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3020
1.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78414
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26138
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7436
2.56
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
0.15
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.05
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8009
2.76
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7865
2.71
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.604
2.604
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.08
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0