Dick Brown vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Dick Brown
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Dick Brown and Charley Smith are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 88 for Dick Brown, 88 for Charley Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 97). The overall lean goes to Dick Brown, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dick Brown and Charley Smith

Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
187.98
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
172.23
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2030
600
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1866
551.53
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
134.48
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
96.95
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
94.71
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
62
18.33
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
18.54
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.02
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
18.33
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
15.41
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
127
37.54
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
37.97
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209.66
61.97
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
209.56
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
920
205.51
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
585
172.91
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
51.72
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
65.91
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
62.77
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
99.31
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208.39
61.59
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.25
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.13
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
35.17
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.87
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
105.22
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
5.7
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.32
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.73
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
4.47
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
13.6
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
13.4
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.07
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.68
Dick Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.84
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.85
53.85
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Dick Brown and Charley Smith

Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.18
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.11
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
1.01
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14081
27
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4693.2
9
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3150
6.04
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.46
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.07
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3430
6.58
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2140
3.41
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3392
6.5
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
3.22
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.524
5.524
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
2.895
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.02
85.02
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.09
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.22
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.32
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.22
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0