Bill Howerton vs. Dwight Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Dwight Smith
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Bill Howerton and Dwight 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+ 106 for Bill Howerton, 108 for Dwight Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 115). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Dwight Smith

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
247
198.39
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
245.5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1987
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1807
545.65
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
178
142.97
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.08
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
103.57
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.57
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.04
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
13.89
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
46.5
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253.58
76.57
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
230.4
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
199.3
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
73.68
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
68.24
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
128.03
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262.13
79.15
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.93
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
45.29
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.42
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
334
100.86
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.32
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.25
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.68
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.17
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
23.86
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.16
53.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Dwight Smith

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.29
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.03
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10123
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3374.1
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.16
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
2.31
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
2.22
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.723
1.723
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.96
79.96
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0