Billy Beane vs. Red Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Red Smith
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Red Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. Red Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Red 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 Billy Beane and Red Smith

Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1117
148.37
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4517
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3907
518.97
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
66
125.71
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
144.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
106.66
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
14
26.67
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
27.63
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.51
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.59
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
32.38
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
37.72
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.71
77
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
89
169.52
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1474
195.79
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1541
204.69
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
63.36
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.24
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
68.28
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.05
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.55
82.96
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.52
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
55.79
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
55.13
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.88
10.88
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.81
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
20.72
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
15.54
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
16.21
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.9
95.9

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Red Smith

Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
27
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663.2
9
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.66
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3694
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.64
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3448
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.34
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.14
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0