Phil Baker vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Charley Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Charley Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.654 vs .615) and slugging (.370 vs .322). Phil Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .284). By the career numbers, Charley Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Phil Baker and Charley Smith

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2484
554.88
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
94.71
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
18.54
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.02
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.41
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
37.97
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
57.18
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
205.51
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
62.77
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.41
65.47
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
29.04
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
13.4
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.68
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Charley Smith

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.17
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.11
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
1.01
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.38
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.19
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140
3.41
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
3.22
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
2.895
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.25
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0