Joe Gates vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Gates
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Harry Smith
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropePittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Harry Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Gates. Harry Smith posted stronger numbers in slugging (.255 vs .225) and batting average (.213 vs .175). Joe Gates had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .262). By the career numbers, Harry 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 Joe Gates and Harry Smith

Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
300
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
186.58
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103
600
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
500
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
546.15
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
116.41
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
99.55
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.97
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.81
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.86
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
38.92
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.34
40.44
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
139.26
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
175
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
152.86
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
45.15
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
48.41
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
92.48
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
40.3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.74
45.01
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.53
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.92
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
56.03
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.71
10.71
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.41
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.51
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.51
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Gates and Harry Smith

Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.35
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.6
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7137
27
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2379
9
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.67
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.42
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.42
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
1.4
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.21
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
5.26
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
6.02
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
5.81
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.765
3.765
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.56
53.56
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.1
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.17
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.07