Sonny Jackson vs. Tommy Smith — Career Comparison

Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop
Tommy Smith
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sonny Jackson and Tommy Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Sonny Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.613 vs .588) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .271). Tommy Smith had the advantage in slugging (.317 vs .303). By the career numbers, Sonny Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sonny Jackson and Tommy Smith

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
165.66
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
253.85
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3055
540.71
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
568.53
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
135.75
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
132.17
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
115.22
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
104.9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
14.34
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
20.53
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.27
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297.88
52.72
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
24.02
50.39
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
163.72
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
180.42
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
181.95
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75
157.34
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
70.09
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.06
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
97.52
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
45
94.41
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.13
58.78
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
24.58
51.57
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
44.25
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.08
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
46.9
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50.35
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.79
12.79
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11.92
11.92
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.09
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.01
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.2
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.3
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.88
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.03
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.33
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.98
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.19
71.19
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Sonny Jackson and Tommy Smith

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.12
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.38
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
0.99
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.28
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.21
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3370
4.46
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.46
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3212
4.25
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
2.4
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Tommy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.783
3.783
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.99
87.99
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.95
64.95
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.37
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0