Phil Baker vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Willie Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Phil Baker. Willie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .615) and on-base percentage (.302 vs .293). Phil Baker had the advantage in batting average (.259 vs .248). By the career numbers, Willie 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 Willie Smith

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1654
553.18
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
137.12
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
93.65
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.07
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
7.02
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
15.38
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.48
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.11
65.92
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
218.39
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
70.57
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
112.37
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
93.41
65.47
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198.74
66.47
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
35.79
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
284
94.98
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.32
6.32
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.02
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
8.36
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.21
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.04
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Willie Smith

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.17
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.28
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.01
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
3.07
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.38
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.17
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
3.29
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
3.24
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.534
2.534
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.18
79.18
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.18
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0