Bill Kern vs. Happy Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Kern
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Happy Smith
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Bill Kern posted the stronger offensive profile against Happy Smith. Bill Kern posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .538) and slugging (.438 vs .263). Happy Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.275 vs .250). By the career numbers, Bill Kern 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 Kern and Happy Smith

Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
262.5
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
570
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
135
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
69.83
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.31
47.32
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
150
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
165
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
71.27
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
52.84
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
105
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Kern and Happy Smith

Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.05
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.05
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.17
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.9
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.5
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.9
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.43
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.313
2.313
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0