Dick Billings vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Fred Smith
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Billings and Fred Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.601 vs .589) and on-base percentage (.296 vs .285). Dick Billings had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Fred 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 Dick Billings and Fred Smith

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
163.53
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
530.93
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
124.91
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
119.85
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
97.7
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
92.97
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
14.56
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.33
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.99
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
26.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150.71
56.27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
166.84
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
162.04
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
172.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
53.39
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
58.99
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
109.4
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.27
60.59
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
49.66
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
81.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
16.05
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.66
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.66
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Fred Smith

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8276
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1648
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.824
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0