Bill Howerton vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Bill Howerton and Seth 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, 106 for Seth Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 115). The overall lean goes to Seth Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Seth Smith

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
183.54
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3582
526.38
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
142.97
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
84.34
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.33
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.56
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
17.67
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
55.99
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568.03
83.47
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1598
234.83
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
95
76.31
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
63.34
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.23
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.03
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.26
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Seth Smith

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20270
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6756.2
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
1.94
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509
2.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
1.99
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.655
1.655
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.15
87.15
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0