Chris James vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Seth Smith comes out clearly ahead of Chris James across most offensive categories. Seth Smith led in walk rate (BB%+ 127 vs 60), on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 93), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 104). Chris James held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 108 vs 105). Seth Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Chris James and Seth Smith

Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
946
172.31
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
3294
600
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3040
553.73
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
794
144.63
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
535
97.45
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
145
26.41
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.37
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
90
16.39
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
259
47.18
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
382.48
69.67
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
1257
228.96
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
1008
183.61
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1403
206.17
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
343
62.48
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
70.31
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
639
116.39
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
125.94
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
392.83
71.55
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562.98
82.73
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.83
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
193
35.15
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.55
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
89.25
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.73
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.55
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
12.57
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.92
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.1
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.01
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Chris James
Career
Per 600 PA
61.36
61.36
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Chris James and Seth Smith

Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
1.17
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
1.05
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
1.05
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14510
27
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4836.2
9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
2.21
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
2.45
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1291
2.4
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.7
89.7
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Chris James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0