Dixie Howell vs. Billy Smith — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Billy Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Dixie Howell posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Smith. Dixie Howell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.315 vs .301). Billy Smith had the advantage in home run production (17 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dixie Howell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dixie Howell and Billy Smith

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
193.55
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
600
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
910
538.99
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
532.52
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
132.68
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
122.41
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
100.1
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
88.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.1
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
19.88
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.71
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.89
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
33.48
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.78
57.32
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108.96
57
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
181.84
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
178.38
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
174.72
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
58.05
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
55.97
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
58.06
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.02
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
105.14
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.2
61.72
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113.33
59.28
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.09
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
50.22
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.14
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
189
98.87
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.07
6.07
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.55
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.62
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.66
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.18
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.62
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.8
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.54
61.54

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Billy Smith

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.31
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.96
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7446
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
2.36
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
2.88
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.14
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
5.37
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1443
5.23
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.144
4.144
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.986
3.986
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.69
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0