Ian Happ vs. Elmer Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Happ
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Elmer Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ian Happ and Elmer Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Elmer Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.831 vs .793) and on-base percentage (.398 vs .346). Ian Happ had the advantage in slugging (.447 vs .434). By the career numbers, Elmer 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 Ian Happ and Elmer Smith

Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1139
153.61
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
136.89
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
4449
600
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5422
600
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3845
518.54
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4693
519.33
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
950
128.12
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1456
161.12
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
544
73.36
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
120.18
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
29.27
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
197
21.8
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.16
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
15.05
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
23.33
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
4.09
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
54.75
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
370
40.94
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
625.01
84.29
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.03
102.03
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1718
231.69
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2036
225.3
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1524
205.53
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2137
236.48
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.911
0.911
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
567
76.47
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
101.03
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
557
75.12
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
73.59
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
951
128.25
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1541
170.53
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
606.52
81.8
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
966.33
106.93
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
34
4.59
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.65
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
72.83
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
70.71
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.24
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
158.46
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
28.55
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.02
21.02
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.67
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.31
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.37
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
70
9.44
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
70
9.44
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
25.78
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.37
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
95
12.81
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
25.78
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
73.68
73.68
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ian Happ and Elmer Smith

Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.16
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238
1.04
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
1.02
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
25902
27
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32127
27
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
8634
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861
1.94
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233
1.88
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.21
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.26
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.02
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
0.2
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2086
2.17
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
2.34
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
2.15
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2548
2.14
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.863
1.863
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.01
88.01
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.04
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.03
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ian Happ and Elmer Smith

Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.11
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.01
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.42
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.82
56.82
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.91
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
3.35
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
27
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210.1
9
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
8.68
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
3.14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
3.9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.62
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5237
38.94
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
5.31
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4775
35.51
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94