Matt Joyce vs. Earl Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Earl Smith
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Matt Joyce and Earl 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 Matt Joyce, 111 for Earl Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Earl Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Earl Smith

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1400
192.88
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
860
200.86
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2569
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2264
528.77
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
686
160.22
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
506
118.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
115
26.86
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.44
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
10.74
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
180
42.04
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379.44
88.62
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
217.82
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
228.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
944
220.47
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
225
52.55
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
82.91
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
124.72
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410.51
95.88
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.57
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
57.69
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
24.76
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.24
24.24
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
10.98
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.82
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.99
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
6.31
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Earl Smith

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22818
27
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7606
9
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
1.93
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2117
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.03
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1691
2
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
1.97
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2619
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.626
1.626
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.633
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0