Bob Barton vs. Keith Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Keith Smith
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Keith Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Barton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.585 vs .573) and on-base percentage (.298 vs .267). Keith Smith had the advantage in slugging (.306 vs .287). By the career numbers, Bob Barton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Barton and Keith Smith

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.51
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
256.45
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
124
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
111
537.1
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
111.29
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
77.42
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.19
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.56
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.87
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
45.39
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
164.52
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
171.21
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
150
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
111.29
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.32
45.44
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.89
43.02
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.03
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.84
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
168
87.42
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.39
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
6.86
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.4
12.4
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.19
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Keith Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.52
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Keith Smith

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.21
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.46
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.42
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.46
98.46
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.59
70.59
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Keith Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Keith Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0