Smoky Burgess vs. Joe Wall — Career Comparison

Smoky Burgess
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Joe Wall
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Smoky Burgess and Joe Wall are closely matched on the surface stats. Smoky Burgess posted stronger numbers in OPS (.817 vs .741) and slugging (.446 vs .350). Joe Wall had the advantage in on-base percentage (.391 vs .372). By the career numbers, Smoky Burgess had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Smoky Burgess and Joe Wall

Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1691
202.39
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
15
195.65
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5013
600
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4471
535.13
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
40
521.74
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1318
157.75
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
12
156.52
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
929
111.19
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
27.53
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.95
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
15.08
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
46.56
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714.32
85.5
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
79.37
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1992
238.42
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
182.61
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1808
216.4
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
234.78
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
58.05
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
80.55
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1032
123.52
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
39.13
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.74
88.9
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.75
88.08
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.56
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
57.09
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
9.58
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
32.32
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.57
18.57
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.56
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.67
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
121
14.48
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.56
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.68
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.23
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.15
48.15
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Smoky Burgess and Joe Wall

Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
1.44
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
1.02
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21318
27
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7106
9
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5214
6.6
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.12
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
0.56
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.09
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5726
7.25
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.96
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5655
7.16
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.6
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.965
4.965
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.94
70.94
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.08
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.09
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.18
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.35
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.2
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24