Eric Karros vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Al Smith
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Smith holds a real edge over Eric Karros in this comparison. Al Smith led in walk rate (BB%+ 112 vs 90), contact rate (K%+ 103 vs 89), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 101). Eric Karros held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 180 vs 122). The edge belongs to Al Smith.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Al Smith

Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
147.49
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6330
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5499
521.23
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
145.69
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1500
142.18
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1018
96.49
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
263
24.93
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.83
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168
15.92
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
482
45.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
867.62
82.24
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2369
224.55
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2252
213.46
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
82.09
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
701
66.45
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1399
132.61
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
894.7
84.81
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.16
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
687
65.12
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.77
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.84
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769
72.89
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.23
8.23
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.41
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.08
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
12.04
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
59
4.99
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.64
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.08
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
10.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
61.95
61.95

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Al Smith

Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
1.14
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.02
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36743
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12247.2
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2436
1.79
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
0.56
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3345
2.46
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197
2.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.069
2.069
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.05
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0