Tim Corcoran vs. Big Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Tim Corcoran
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Big Bill Smith
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tim Corcoran and Big Bill Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Big Bill Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .712) and slugging (.398 vs .355). Tim Corcoran had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 vs .343). By the career numbers, Big Bill 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 Tim Corcoran and Big Bill Smith

Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
251.77
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
149.44
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213
600
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
269
600
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
519.37
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
548.7
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
139.98
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
160.59
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
109.32
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
120.45
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
22.75
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.77
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.98
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.94
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
30.67
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
40.15
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131.62
65.11
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.26
78.65
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
184.5
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
218.59
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
207.75
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
91
202.97
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
59.36
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.68
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
63.31
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
57.99
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
116.74
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
118.22
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143.02
70.74
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.11
87.23
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.46
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
64.3
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
33.46
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.91
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
102
50.45
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.89
11.89
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.96
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
33
16.32
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.98
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.15
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.46
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
5.44
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.15
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tim Corcoran and Big Bill Smith

Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.39
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.06
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.94
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6929
27
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
27
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2309.2
9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
9
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
5.42
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
4.76
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.32
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485
5.79
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
6.05
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
5.74
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
5.7
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.126
4.126
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.355
5.355
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.79
67.79
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.13
66.13
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.37
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0