Eddie Foster vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Eddie Foster
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Mark Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Foster and Mark Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Mark Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.721 vs .655) and slugging (.403 vs .326). Eddie Foster had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 vs .319). By the career numbers, Mark Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Foster and Mark Smith

Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1500
142.47
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
229.79
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6317
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1081
600
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5652
536.84
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
959
532.28
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1490
141.52
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
233
129.32
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1222
116.07
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
147
81.59
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
18.14
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.31
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.74
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.57
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.76
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
25.46
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.73
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664.35
63.1
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128.82
71.5
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1841
174.86
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
214.25
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2043
194.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
341
189.27
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
69.53
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
125
69.38
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
42.84
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
72.16
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1177
111.79
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
123.77
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746.12
70.87
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127.92
71
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.37
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
50.15
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.84
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
30.01
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
117.11
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.99
19.99
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
10.64
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
9.99
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
18.52
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
8.33
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
6.36
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
24.89
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.1
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74.43
74.43
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Eddie Foster and Mark Smith

Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
66.14
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.28
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.02
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
27
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5524
27
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1841.1
9
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
83.86
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.4
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3174
144.27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
15.82
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5367
243.95
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
2.51
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5019
228.14
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.5
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Eddie Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
14.36
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0