Bibb Falk vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Bibb Falk
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bibb Falk comes out clearly ahead of Willie Smith across most offensive categories. Bibb Falk led in contact rate (K%+ 185 vs 128), walk rate (BB%+ 97 vs 48), and home run production (HR/PA+ 153 vs 115). Bibb Falk was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bibb Falk and Willie Smith

Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1353
154.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5264
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4652
530.24
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1654
553.18
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
166.76
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
410
137.12
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1035
117.97
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
280
93.65
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
34.19
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
21.07
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
6.72
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.02
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
7.86
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
15.38
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
48.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
43.48
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
777.33
88.6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
197.11
65.92
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
237.99
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
653
218.39
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1887
215.08
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
74.66
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
89.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
211
70.57
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1370
156.16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
336
112.37
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838.84
95.61
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
198.74
66.47
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.37
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
46.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
107
35.79
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
31.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
284
94.98
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.87
18.87
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.32
6.32
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
1.48
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
21.43
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.01
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.02
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
8.36
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.59
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.35
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
10.94
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.04
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
48.96
48.96
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Bibb Falk and Willie Smith

Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.28
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.01
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9726
27
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3242
9
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.07
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.17
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2748
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.29
Bibb Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
3.24
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.174
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.534
2.534
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.18
79.18
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.18
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bibb Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0