Vern Duncan vs. Earl Smith — Career Comparison

Vern Duncan
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueCenter Fielder
Earl Smith
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Vern Duncan and Earl Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Vern Duncan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.705 vs .686) and on-base percentage (.357 vs .311). Earl Smith had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .347). By the career numbers, Vern Duncan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Vern Duncan and Earl Smith

Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
311
144.09
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
171.38
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
1295
600
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1733
600
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
1100
509.65
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1580
547.03
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
307
142.24
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
148.53
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
116.76
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
109.41
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
18.07
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
24.93
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.56
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
11.08
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.85
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.12
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
55
25.48
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
39.12
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155.05
71.84
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190.16
65.84
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
382
176.99
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
204.96
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
441
204.32
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
180.03
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
78.76
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
60.93
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
97
44.94
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
64.74
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
263
121.85
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
122.56
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173.64
80.45
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211.93
73.37
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.02
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.12
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
56.06
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
82
28.39
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
45.41
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
43.97
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
13.21
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.65
13.65
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
28.26
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
21.47
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
14.83
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
12.46
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.77
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
14.83
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
15.23
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82

Fielding Stats for Vern Duncan and Earl Smith

Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1051
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.19
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.01
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.446
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0