Keith Hernandez vs. Lonnie Smith — Career Comparison

Keith Hernandez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Keith Hernandez and Lonnie Smith are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 124 for Keith Hernandez, 119 for Lonnie Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 120). The overall lean goes to Keith Hernandez, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Keith Hernandez and Lonnie Smith

Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
146.47
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1613
162.6
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8553
600
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7370
517.01
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5170
521.17
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.832
0.832
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2182
153.07
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1488
150
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1534
107.61
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1059
106.75
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
29.88
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
273
27.52
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
4.21
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.85
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
11.36
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
9.88
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
45.46
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
429
43.25
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288.06
90.36
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
877.91
88.5
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3214
225.46
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2171
218.85
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3284
230.38
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2203
222.08
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
78.85
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
75.13
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2033
142.62
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1344
135.48
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1314.5
92.21
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
892.62
89.98
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.24
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1070
75.06
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
623
62.8
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
9.12
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.92
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
70.99
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
849
85.58
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.7
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.98
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
4.64
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
161
11.29
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.96
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
98
6.87
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
4.42
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
161
11.29
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
60.87
60.87
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.55
72.55

Fielding Stats for Keith Hernandez and Lonnie Smith

Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
1.05
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1948
1.01
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51952
27
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17317.1
9
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17916
9.31
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
2.04
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
0.87
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.06
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.08
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19713
10.25
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19598
10.19
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.697
9.697
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Keith Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
0.86
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0