Jose Altuve vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Altuve comes out clearly ahead of Hal Smith across most offensive categories. Jose Altuve led in contact rate (K%+ 186 vs 127), walk rate (BB%+ 108 vs 68), and home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 73). Jose Altuve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Hal Smith

Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
879
179.33
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7881
543.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2682
547.16
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
715
145.87
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1646
113.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
499
101.8
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
31.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
148
30.19
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
17.59
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
58
11.83
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742
51.2
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
216
44.07
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
90.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
321.03
65.49
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1057
215.64
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3123
215.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
925
188.71
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
269
54.88
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
61.34
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
323
65.9
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1870
129.02
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
534
108.94
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1346.68
92.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
334.85
68.31
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
45.19
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
196
39.99
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
78.59
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
73.65
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
7.63
7.63
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.08
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
3.66
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.92
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
14.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
18.77
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Hal Smith

Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
1.13
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
1.01
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18853
27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6284.1
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
4.83
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
2.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
0.77
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3981
5.7
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3914
5.61
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.954
4.954
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.31
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.18