John Dowd vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

John Dowd
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, John Dowd and Harry Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. John Dowd posted stronger numbers in OPS (.568 vs .534) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .284). Harry Smith had the advantage in slugging (.250 vs .226). By the career numbers, John Dowd had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Dowd and Harry Smith

John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
31
489.47
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
519.3
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
94.74
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
77.19
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.51
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.53
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.51
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
35.31
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.85
45.1
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
110.53
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.82
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
168.42
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.09
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.7
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
43.8
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.23
46.43
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
73.68
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
147.37
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.07
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.51
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
John Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80

Fielding Stats for John Dowd and Harry Smith

John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.25
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0