Jimmy Ford vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Jimmy Ford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Jimmy Ford posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Jimmy Ford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.648 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.312 vs .265). Jimmy Smith had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jimmy Ford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Ford and Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
169
151.34
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
670
600
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
616
551.64
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1127
546.65
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
143.28
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
114.63
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.91
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.06
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
7.28
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.69
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.82
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.66
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.75
61.57
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
185.37
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
184.48
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
73.43
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
68.06
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
138.81
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77.86
69.73
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
40.3
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
670
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.27
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.85
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.85
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Ford and Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.12
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3992
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.5
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
2.29
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
4.14
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
3.79
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.374
3.374
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0