Del Howard vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Smith holds a real edge over Del Howard in this comparison. Willie Smith led in home run production (HR/PA+ 115 vs 79), contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 112), and slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 102). Del Howard held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 72 vs 48). The edge belongs to Willie Smith.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Willie Smith

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1654
553.18
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
410
137.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
280
93.65
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
6.49
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.02
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
15.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.48
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197.11
65.92
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
218.39
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
70.57
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
336
112.37
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
198.74
66.47
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.01
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
35.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
284
94.98
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.32
6.32
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.02
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
8.36
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.69
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
12.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Willie Smith

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.28
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.01
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
3.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.17
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
3.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
3.24
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.534
2.534
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.18
79.18
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.18
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Willie Smith

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
8.85
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.54
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
38.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.84
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
34.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07