Chance Cummings vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Chance Cummings
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueFirst Baseman
Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Chance Cummings and Willie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .610) and slugging (.395 vs .298). Chance Cummings had the advantage in on-base percentage (.312 vs .302). By the career numbers, Willie 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 Chance Cummings and Willie Smith

Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
294
146.27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
1206
600
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
1079
536.82
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1654
553.18
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
139.3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
137.12
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
124.38
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
93.65
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.95
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.07
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.98
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.02
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
15.38
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
30
14.93
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.48
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
111.16
55.3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.11
65.92
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
322
160.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
218.39
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
180.1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
75.62
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
103
51.24
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
70.57
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
125.87
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
112.37
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
132.11
65.72
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198.74
66.47
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
39.8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
35.79
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.49
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
284
94.98
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.2
241.2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.32
6.32
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.39
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.01
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.02
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
8.36
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
17.91
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.69
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
18.41
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
12.04
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.3
97.3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Chance Cummings and Willie Smith

Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.44
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
1.28
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.96
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.01
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5492
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1830.2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1908
9.38
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
3.07
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.61
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.17
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.24
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
10.24
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
3.29
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2033
9.99
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
3.24
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.962
6.962
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.534
2.534
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.12
67.12
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.18
79.18
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.18
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Chance Cummings and Willie Smith

Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.28
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.85
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.54
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.75
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
54
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
38.07
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.84
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
54
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
34.38
Chance Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chance Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07