Bill Kelly vs. Happy Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Kelly
UnknownNew YorkNorth AmericaFort Wayne KekiongasUnknownRight Fielder
Happy Smith
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Bill Kelly and Happy Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Kelly posted stronger numbers in OPS (.556 vs .538) and on-base percentage (.288 vs .275). Happy Smith had the advantage in batting average (.237 vs .224). By the career numbers, Bill Kelly had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Kelly and Happy Smith

Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
262.5
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
550.68
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
570
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
135
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
45.26
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
47.32
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
150
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
172.6
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
165
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
189.04
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
82.5
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.47
53.15
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
52.84
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
105
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.71
5.71
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Kelly and Happy Smith

Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.89
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.17
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.5
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.94
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.43
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.313
2.313
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0