Dick Adkins vs. Mance Smith — Career Comparison

Dick Adkins
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Mance Smith
Greatest GenerationThrows RightBats RightKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dick Adkins and Mance Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Mance Smith posted stronger numbers in slugging (.217 vs .143) and batting average (.191 vs .143). Dick Adkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .256). By the career numbers, Mance Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Adkins and Mance Smith

Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
171.43
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
547.62
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
104.76
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
30.99
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
33.36
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
119.05
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
152.38
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
42.1
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.97
37.97
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
42.86
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Adkins and Mance Smith

Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.09
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.03
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
27
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
9
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.89
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.04
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.98
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.806
1.806
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Dick Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0