Merl Combs vs. Homer Smoot — Career Comparison

Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Homer Smoot
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Homer Smoot posted the stronger offensive profile against Merl Combs. Homer Smoot posted stronger numbers in OPS (.715 vs .555) and on-base percentage (.336 vs .314). By the career numbers, Homer Smoot had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Merl Combs and Homer Smoot

Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
680
141.13
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2891
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2635
546.87
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
158.35
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
124.73
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
21.17
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
9.34
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.11
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
33.62
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357.64
74.23
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1000
207.54
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
132
185.48
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
946
196.33
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
63.92
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
55.83
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
116.64
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400.1
83.04
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.06
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
30.92
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
60.42
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
300
62.26
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
9.64
9.64
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.84
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.24
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
17.43
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
17.43
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Merl Combs and Homer Smoot

Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
1.03
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
0.64
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17754
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5918
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
2.07
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.12
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.11
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
2.3
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1444
2.2
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.31
95.31
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.04
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0