George Foster vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

George Foster
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, George Foster comes out clearly ahead of Josh Smith across most offensive categories. George Foster led in home run production (HR/PA+ 305 vs 64), slugging (SLG+ 143 vs 95), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 105). Josh Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 72). George Foster was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for George Foster and Josh Smith

George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
151.84
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
166.93
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7812
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1639
600
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7023
539.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
522.03
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1925
147.85
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1223
93.93
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
236
86.39
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
23.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
24.16
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.61
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
26.73
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
11.35
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
53.92
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
101
36.97
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1130.96
86.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3370
258.83
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2643
203
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
195.12
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
75.73
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
189
69.19
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
95.16
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1877
144.16
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128.4
86.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.99
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666
51.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
56.38
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
8.14
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1419
108.99
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
119.34
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.51
5.51
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.23
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.29
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
5.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
196
15.05
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.92
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.25
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.93
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
6.3
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.18
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
62.2
62.2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for George Foster and Josh Smith

George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1882
1.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
1.01
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
0.99
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47797
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15932.1
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3809
2.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.07
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.04
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3990
2.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
3.17
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3928
2.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
3.09
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.72
97.72
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.087
2.087
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.511
2.511
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.06
95.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.02
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.3
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0