Tim Corcoran vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Tim Corcoran
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tim Corcoran and Hal Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Hal Smith posted stronger numbers in slugging (.394 vs .355) and home run production (58 career HR at a higher rate). Tim Corcoran had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 vs .319). By the career numbers, Hal 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 Hal Smith

Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
251.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
179.33
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
1213
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
519.37
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
547.16
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
283
139.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
145.87
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
109.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
101.8
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
46
22.75
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.19
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.04
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.94
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.83
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
62
30.67
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
44.07
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
131.62
65.11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321.03
65.49
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
373
184.5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
215.64
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
207.75
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
188.71
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
59.36
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
54.88
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
128
63.31
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
65.9
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
116.74
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
108.94
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143.02
70.74
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334.85
68.31
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.46
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
64.3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
39.99
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
50.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
361
73.65
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.89
11.89
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.96
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.08
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.92
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.77
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.46
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.44
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Tim Corcoran and Hal Smith

Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
1.13
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.94
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
1.01
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6929
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18853
27
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2309.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6284.1
9
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
5.42
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3375
4.83
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
0.77
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
5.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3981
5.7
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
5.74
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3914
5.61
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.126
4.126
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.954
4.954
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.79
67.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.11
89.11
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.37
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Tim Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.31
Tim Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.18