Dave Bancroft vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Bancroft
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameShortstop
Fred Smith
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Dave Bancroft posted the stronger offensive profile against Fred Smith. Dave Bancroft posted stronger numbers in OPS (.714 vs .601) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .296). Fred Smith had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dave Bancroft had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Bancroft and Fred Smith

Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1913
139.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
163.53
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8244
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1607
600
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7182
522.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1422
530.93
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2004
145.85
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
321
119.85
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1575
114.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
249
92.97
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
23.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
14.56
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
5.6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.33
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.99
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
31.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
72
26.88
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.71
72.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150.71
56.27
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2574
187.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
434
162.04
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2854
207.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
463
172.87
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
76.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
143
53.39
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
43.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
58.99
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
116.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
293
109.4
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094.62
79.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
162.27
60.59
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.36
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827
60.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
133
49.66
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
35.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
81.77
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.93
16.93
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
15.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
16.05
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
10.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.66
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
16.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.66
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
65.91
65.91
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Bancroft and Fred Smith

Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4673
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6604
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11943
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11277
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.42
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.824
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0