Bill Friel vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Friel
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Bill Friel posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Bill Friel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.623 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.292 vs .265). Jimmy Smith had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Friel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Friel and Jimmy Smith

Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
283
156.07
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
548.16
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1127
546.65
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
134.56
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
103.68
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.2
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.28
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.82
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
30.88
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.48
57.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
181.43
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
170.4
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
67.83
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
80
44.12
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
52.38
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
108.64
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.14
63.49
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
33.09
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
46.88
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.99
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.68
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Bill Friel
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.68
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Bill Friel and Jimmy Smith

Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.11
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6837
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.89
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
2.03
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Bill Friel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.39
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.31
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
3.92
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.518
3.518
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Friel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0