Luke Appling vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Luke Appling comes out clearly ahead of Charley Smith across most offensive categories. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 67), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 61), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 88). Charley Smith held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 122 vs 48). Luke Appling was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Charley Smith

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
424
94.71
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.02
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.41
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
37.97
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3528
206.66
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
920
205.51
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
65.37
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
281
62.77
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
13.4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.68
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Charley Smith

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.11
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
1.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16947
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5649
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.01
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
3.41
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
3.22
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0