Luke Appling vs. Dwight Smith Jr. — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Dwight Smith Jr.
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Luke Appling and Dwight Smith Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Luke Appling posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.399 vs .312). Dwight Smith Jr. had the advantage in slugging (.416 vs .398). By the career numbers, Luke Appling had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Dwight Smith Jr.

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
178.52
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
568
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
540.85
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
127
134.15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
78
82.39
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
25.77
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
30.63
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.17
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
51.76
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68.61
72.47
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
225
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
176
185.92
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
66
69.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.83
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
117
123.59
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68.4
72.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
43.31
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
130.99
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
4.58
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.34
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.56
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.39
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.45
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Dwight Smith Jr.

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.2
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.04
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.91
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.94
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.86
86.86
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0