Lance Berkman vs. Lonnie Smith — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lance Berkman comes out clearly ahead of Lonnie Smith across most offensive categories. Lance Berkman led in home run production (HR/PA+ 183 vs 90), walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 113), and slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 120). Lonnie Smith held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 118). Lance Berkman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Lonnie Smith

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1613
162.6
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5170
521.17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.832
0.832
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1905
146.29
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1488
150
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1059
106.75
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
273
27.52
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.85
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
9.88
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
429
43.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
877.91
88.5
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2171
218.85
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2203
222.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.837
0.837
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
88.01
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1344
135.48
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
892.62
89.98
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
66
5.07
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
623
62.8
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.92
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
85.58
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.96
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
86
6.6
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
134
10.29
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.55
72.55

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Lonnie Smith

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
1.03
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
2.04
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
0.38
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8607
5.26
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8528
5.21
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.38
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0