Lance Berkman vs. Jim Smith — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jim Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Lance Berkman posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Smith. Lance Berkman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.955 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.418 vs .313). 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 Jim Smith

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
484.62
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6491
498.48
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
484.62
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
83.48
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
52.88
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
173.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
58.11
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
7.43
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
3.69
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
10.29
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.18
64.18
Jim Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Jim Smith

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.15
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Jim Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.73
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
5.29
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.546
2.546
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0