Eric Karros vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eric Karros comes out clearly ahead of Charley Smith across most offensive categories. Eric Karros led in home run production (HR/PA+ 180 vs 122), walk rate (BB%+ 90 vs 61), and contact rate (K%+ 89 vs 67). Eric Karros was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Charley Smith

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6441
544.31
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
145.69
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
424
94.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.02
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69
15.41
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
170
37.97
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.98
79.27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
920
205.51
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2307
194.96
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797
67.35
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
281
62.77
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
130.14
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948.18
80.13
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
46.65
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.77
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.47
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
13.4
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.68
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Charley Smith

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
1.01
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359
0.84
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2140
3.41
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
3.22
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
2.895
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.69
90.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.25
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0