Billy Gilbert vs. Kevin Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Gilbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Kevin Smith
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Billy Gilbert and Kevin Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.617 vs .516) and on-base percentage (.328 vs .215). Kevin Smith had the advantage in slugging (.301 vs .289). By the career numbers, Billy Gilbert had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Gilbert and Kevin Smith

Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
850
155.92
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
209.01
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3271
600
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
333
600
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2816
516.54
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
551.35
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
127.48
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
95.5
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
110.42
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
55.86
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
13.21
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.42
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.12
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
17.06
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331.15
60.74
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22.43
40.42
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
149.13
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
165.77
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037
190.22
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
70
126.13
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
68.79
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
46.85
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
43.47
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
45.05
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
111.53
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.48
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371.24
68.1
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16.6
29.91
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
13.21
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
49.53
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
42.01
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
187.39
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.28
14.28
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
20.73
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.41
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.41
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
30.63
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
30.63
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Gilbert and Kevin Smith

Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
1.03
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.34
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
0.55
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22182
27
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
27
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
9
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
779.1
9
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
2.43
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.03
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
3.18
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
2.14
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.38
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4921
5.99
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.22
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4606
5.61
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.16
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.457
5.457
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.362
2.362
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.79
53.79
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Billy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.4
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0