Del Howard vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Del Howard and Hal 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+ 102 for Del Howard, 97 for Hal Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Del Howard, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Hal Smith

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
879
179.33
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
547.16
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
482
142.11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
145.87
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
101.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.19
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.83
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
44.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321.03
65.49
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
215.64
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
629
185.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
188.71
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
54.88
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
65.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
108.94
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334.85
68.31
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
39.99
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.45
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
361
73.65
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.08
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.77
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Hal Smith

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
1.13
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
1.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18853
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6284.1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3375
4.83
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
0.77
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3981
5.7
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3914
5.61
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.954
4.954
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.31
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.18