Cecil Espy vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Cecil Espy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Cecil Espy and Hal 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+ 93 for Cecil Espy, 90 for Hal Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 88 vs 85). The overall lean goes to Cecil Espy, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Espy and Hal Smith

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
546
236.53
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
187.71
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
1385
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
1248
540.65
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
304
131.7
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
238
103.1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
18.63
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.93
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.03
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
28.59
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134.55
58.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
400
173.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
411
178.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
178.49
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
69.31
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
108
46.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
113.07
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137.71
59.66
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
45.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
120
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
8.66
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.31
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
44.62
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
61.95
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.03
72.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Cecil Espy and Hal Smith

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.89
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7906
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635.1
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
2.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.6
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
2.53
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24