Ray Bates vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Ray Bates
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Smith
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ray Bates and Fred Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ray Bates posted a career OPS of .595 against Fred Smith's .601. On the surface stats, Ray Bates and Fred Smith are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Ray Bates and Fred Smith

Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
164.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
163.53
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
561
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
600
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
550.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
530.93
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
128.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
119.85
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
95.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
92.97
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
14.56
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
9.33
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.99
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
26.88
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
49.53
52.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150.71
56.27
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
175.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
162.04
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
151
161.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
172.87
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
54.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
53.39
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
74.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
58.99
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
127.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
109.4
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
54
57.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.27
60.59
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.36
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
49.66
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
51.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
219
81.77
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.69
11.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
7.34
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
16.05
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.66
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.66
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ray Bates and Fred Smith

Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1648
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.824
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0