Lance Berkman vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lance Berkman comes out clearly ahead of Hal Smith across most offensive categories. Lance Berkman led in home run production (HR/PA+ 183 vs 50), walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 63), and slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 85). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 106). Lance Berkman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Hal Smith

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
437
143.91
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
7.57
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.87
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.28
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.31
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.18
64.18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Hal Smith

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
1.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.03
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
4.83
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.93
98.93
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.32
88.32
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24