Jimmie Foxx vs. George Smith — Career Comparison

Jimmie Foxx
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
George Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jimmie Foxx comes out clearly ahead of George Smith across most offensive categories. Jimmie Foxx led in home run production (HR/PA+ 450 vs 28), walk rate (BB%+ 164 vs 69), and slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 85). George Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 75 vs 60). Jimmie Foxx was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jimmie Foxx and George Smith

Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2317
143.76
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
153.43
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9670
600
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1224
600
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8134
504.69
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1132
554.9
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.019
1.019
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2646
164.18
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
268
131.37
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1529
94.87
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
105.88
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
28.42
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
20.59
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
7.76
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.43
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
33.13
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.47
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1117
69.31
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52
25.49
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068.99
128.38
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
103.71
50.84
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4956
307.51
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
333
163.24
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4111
255.08
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
329
161.27
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.038
1.038
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.156
1.156
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
108.65
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
58.33
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1922
119.26
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
45.1
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3139
194.77
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
208
101.96
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075.37
128.77
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
114.06
55.91
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
0.81
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.9
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1452
90.09
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51
25
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 600 PA
1311
81.34
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
64.22
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.34
9.34
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.41
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.2
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 600 PA
69
4.28
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
5.4
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
26.47
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.47
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
9.87
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
26.47
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 600 PA
54.72
54.72
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jimmie Foxx and George Smith

Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.05
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8037
27
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2679
9
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17797
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.42
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
2.97
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.38
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19551
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1716
5.76
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19359
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
5.39
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.47
93.47
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.8
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.141
5.141
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1553
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.36
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Jimmie Foxx and George Smith

Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.52
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
27
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.94
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
16.2
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.18
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.38
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
36.89
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
47.25
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.52
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
8.78
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
31.18
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
41.85
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Jimmie Foxx
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25