Buck Ewing vs. Lonnie Smith — Career Comparison

Buck Ewing
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcher
Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Buck Ewing and Lonnie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Buck Ewing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.807 vs .793) and slugging (.456 vs .420). Lonnie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.373 vs .351). By the career numbers, Buck Ewing had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buck Ewing and Lonnie Smith

Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
1315
136.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
162.6
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
5772
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5363
557.48
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5170
521.17
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.832
0.832
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
168.92
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1488
150
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1126
117.05
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1059
106.75
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
250
25.99
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
27.52
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
18.5
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5.85
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
71
7.38
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.88
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
51.87
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
429
43.25
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
95.32
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
877.91
88.5
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2444
254.05
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2171
218.85
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
2026
210.6
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.837
0.837
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
117.36
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
909
91.63
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883
91.79
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941
201.77
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1344
135.48
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.16
102.82
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
892.62
89.98
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.94
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
392
40.75
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
62.8
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.92
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
30.56
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
849
85.58
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.63
19.63
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.83
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.96
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
354
36.8
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
354
36.8
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
72.55
72.55

Fielding Stats for Buck Ewing and Lonnie Smith

Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
1.07
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34098
27
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11366
9
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6355
5.03
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
2.04
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1782
1.41
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
0.45
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.08
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8709
6.9
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8137
6.44
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.22
93.22
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.22
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
0.29
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.19
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.12
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0