Mel Almada vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Almada
Greatest GenerationMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Mel Almada and Hal Smith are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 94 for Mel Almada, 90 for Hal Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 88 vs 85). The overall lean goes to Mel Almada, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Mel Almada and Hal Smith

Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
141.61
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2737
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2483
544.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
154.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
437
143.91
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
557
122.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
343
112.95
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
23.46
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
32.66
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325.81
71.42
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
199.93
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
202.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
79.58
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
43.19
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
119.47
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362.66
79.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
46.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
32.88
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
42.15
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.25
18.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.23
14.23
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
7.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Mel Almada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.88
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
12.28
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
18.2
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.47
67.47
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Mel Almada and Hal Smith

Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12734
27
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4244.2
9
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.583
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Mel Almada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Mel Almada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24