Sam Barkley vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Hal Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .657) and slugging (.359 vs .345). Hal Smith had the advantage in home run production (23 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Barkley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Barkley and Hal Smith

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2329
555.18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
143.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
42.15
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.23
14.23
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.28
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Hal Smith

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
4
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
6.55
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3057
6.48
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.579
5.579
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24