Lance Berkman vs. Clarence Smith — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Clarence Smith
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Lance Berkman posted the stronger offensive profile against Clarence Smith. Lance Berkman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.955 vs .808) and on-base percentage (.418 vs .358). Clarence Smith had the advantage in batting average (.321 vs .293). By the career numbers, Lance Berkman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Clarence Smith

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1879
144.3
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
575
143.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2401
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2209
552.02
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1905
146.29
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
177.18
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
133.44
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
23.49
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
12.99
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
175
43.73
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
364.64
91.12
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
994
248.4
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
835
208.66
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
88.01
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
96.71
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1234
94.77
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
97.71
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2014
154.67
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
749
187.17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
405.96
101.45
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
121
30.24
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.75
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.33
800.33
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.33
40.33
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
16.49
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.15
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
86
6.6
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
22.99
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
10.29
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
23.24
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.92
98.92

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Clarence Smith

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
1.34
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
1.02
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12068
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4022.2
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.99
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
0.38
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.21
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8607
5.26
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
2.31
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8528
5.21
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
2.2
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.646
1.646
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.25
76.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.38
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0