Mike Epstein vs. Lonnie Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Epstein
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Mike Epstein and Lonnie Smith are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 116 for Mike Epstein, 119 for Lonnie Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 120). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Mike Epstein and Lonnie Smith

Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
907
160.39
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
162.6
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
3393
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
2854
504.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5170
521.17
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
695
122.9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488
150
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
456
80.64
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
106.75
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
93
16.45
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
27.52
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.85
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
22.99
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
9.88
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
239
42.26
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
43.25
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
463.84
82.02
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877.91
88.5
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
1210
213.97
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2171
218.85
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
1213
214.5
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.782
0.782
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
362
64.01
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
67.2
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
612
108.22
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344
135.48
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
463.21
81.91
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892.62
89.98
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
12.38
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
9.27
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
448
79.22
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
62.8
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.6
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.92
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
114.06
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
849
85.58
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.53
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.18
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
9.37
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.96
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.01
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.24
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
29.17
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.55
72.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Epstein and Lonnie Smith

Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
1.08
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
1.05
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
20626
27
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6875.1
9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6957
9.11
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
2.04
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
0.62
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.09
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.08
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7504
9.82
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7434
9.73
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.033
9.033
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
0.89
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0