Wally Gilbert vs. Jason Smith — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jason Smith
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Wally Gilbert and Jason Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.663 vs .610) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .249). Jason Smith had the advantage in slugging (.361 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 Jason Smith

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
269.9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2317
543.47
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
559.22
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
122
118.45
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
77.67
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.71
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
31.9
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
40.78
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
53.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
791
185.54
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
201.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
145.63
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
70.6
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
65
63.11
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
58.25
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
104.85
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52.99
51.45
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.85
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
38
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
22.33
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
181
175.73
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.65
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.88
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.62
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Jason Smith

Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.9
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.08
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.72
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
4.96
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.8
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.165
3.165
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.43
59.43
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.63
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0