Bill Howerton vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Howerton comes out clearly ahead of Charley Smith across most offensive categories. Bill Howerton led in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 61), slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 97), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 88). Charley Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 67 vs 54). Bill Howerton was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Charley Smith

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
172.23
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
142.97
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
94.71
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
15.41
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
37.97
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
920
205.51
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
62.77
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.02
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.05
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
13.4
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.56
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.68
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Charley Smith

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
1.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16947
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5649
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
3.41
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
3.22
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0