Wally Gilbert vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Wally Gilbert and Bob Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.663 vs .651) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .297). Bob Smith had the advantage in slugging (.354 vs .341). By the career numbers, Wally 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 Wally Gilbert and Bob Smith

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
169.37
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
914
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
826
542.23
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
192
126.04
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
138
90.59
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.04
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.63
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.79
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.45
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
87.09
57.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
185.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
191.68
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
270
177.24
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
70.6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
88
57.77
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
70.24
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
174
114.22
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86.25
56.62
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
45.95
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
268
175.93
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.63
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
24
15.75
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.22
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.91
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.13
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55
55

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Bob Smith

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.18
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.99
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5852
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1950.2
9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.34
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.41
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
3.92
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
3.75
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.176
3.176
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.59
83.59
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.34
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0