Chris James vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Chris James
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Chris James and Hal 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+ 93 for Chris James, 97 for Hal Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Hal Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Chris James and Hal Smith

Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
946
172.31
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
879
179.33
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3294
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3040
553.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2682
547.16
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
144.63
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
715
145.87
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
97.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
101.8
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
145
26.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.19
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.37
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
16.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
58
11.83
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
47.18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
216
44.07
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382.48
69.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
321.03
65.49
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
228.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1057
215.64
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
183.61
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
925
188.71
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
62.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
269
54.88
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
70.31
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
323
65.9
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
116.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
534
108.94
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392.83
71.55
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
334.85
68.31
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.83
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
193
35.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
39.99
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.55
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
490
89.25
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
73.65
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
6.72
6.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.08
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.55
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.92
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
12.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.77
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.36
61.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Chris James and Hal Smith

Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
1.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
1.13
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
1.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
1.01
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14510
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18853
27
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4836.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6284.1
9
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1189
2.21
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
4.83
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.19
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
0.77
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1315
2.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3981
5.7
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
2.4
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3914
5.61
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.954
4.954
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.7
89.7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.12
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.31
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.18