Luke Appling vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Luke Appling comes out clearly ahead of Josh Smith across most offensive categories. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 119), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 107), and batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 105). Josh Smith held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 64 vs 48). Luke Appling was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Josh Smith

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
166.93
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1426
522.03
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
236
86.39
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.16
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.35
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.97
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3528
206.66
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
195.12
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
189
69.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
65.37
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
154
56.38
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.1
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
119.34
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.29
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.93
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
129
7.56
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.18
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Josh Smith

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
0.99
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9354
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3118
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
3.17
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
3.09
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.511
2.511
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.56
80.56
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.3
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0