Chris James vs. Big Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Chris James
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Big Bill Smith
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Chris James and Big Bill Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Big Bill Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .724) and on-base percentage (.343 vs .310). Chris James had the advantage in slugging (.413 vs .398). By the career numbers, Big Bill Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chris James and Big Bill Smith

Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
946
172.31
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
149.44
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3294
600
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
269
600
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3040
553.73
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
246
548.7
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
144.63
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
160.59
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
97.45
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
120.45
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
26.41
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.77
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.37
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
16.39
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
47.18
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
40.15
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382.48
69.67
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.26
78.65
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
228.96
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
218.59
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
183.61
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
202.97
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
62.48
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.68
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
70.31
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
57.99
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
116.39
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
118.22
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392.83
71.55
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.11
87.23
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.83
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
35.15
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
33.46
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.55
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
490
89.25
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.73
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.55
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
69
12.57
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
4.92
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.15
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.1
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
8.01
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.15
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
61.36
61.36
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Chris James and Big Bill Smith

Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
1.17
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.06
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
1.05
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14510
27
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
27
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4836.2
9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
9
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189
2.21
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4.76
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.19
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.04
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1315
2.45
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
6.05
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
2.4
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
5.7
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.355
5.355
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.7
89.7
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.13
66.13
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0