Eric Karros vs. Chris Smith — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Chris Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Eric Karros and Chris Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Chris Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.802 vs .781) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .327). Eric Karros had the advantage in slugging (.454 vs .434). By the career numbers, Chris Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Chris Smith

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
216.28
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
76
530.23
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
97.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
27.38
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
52.31
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
89.01
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
230.23
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
216.28
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
160.47
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
90.42
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.77
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
6.42
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.29
66.29
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Chris Smith

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.3
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
145.1
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
7.31
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
8.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
7.86
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.048
6.048
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0