Jake Early vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Jake Early
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jake Early holds a real edge over Hal Smith in this comparison. Jake Early led in home run production (HR/PA+ 107 vs 50), walk rate (BB%+ 92 vs 63), and slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 85). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 85). The edge belongs to Jake Early.

Hitting Stats for Jake Early and Hal Smith

Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
178
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2518
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2208
526.13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
126.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
90.31
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
23.35
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.63
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
7.57
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
36.46
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268.41
63.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
772
183.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
824
196.35
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
51.47
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
62.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
106.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284.76
67.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.62
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
66.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
259
61.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
9.72
9.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.86
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.98
Jake Early
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.61
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.67
46.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Jake Early and Hal Smith

Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12734
27
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4244.2
9
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
2566
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
3057
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
2983
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.298
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Jake Early
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Jake Early
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24