Joe Knight vs. Lonnie Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Knight
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Knight and Lonnie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Lonnie Smith posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.373 vs .362) and home run production (98 career HR at a higher rate). Joe Knight had the advantage in batting average (.309 vs .288). By the career numbers, Lonnie 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 Joe Knight and Lonnie Smith

Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
133
145.89
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
162.6
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
553.93
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5170
521.17
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
171.12
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1488
150
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
126.14
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1059
106.75
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
27.52
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.78
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
5.85
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.88
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
44.97
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
43.25
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.73
89.65
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877.91
88.5
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
233.64
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2171
218.85
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
198
217.18
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
69
75.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
146.98
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1344
135.48
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.35
96.91
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
892.62
89.98
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
38
41.68
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
62.8
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.92
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.2
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
849
85.58
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.58
16.58
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.96
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.65
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.65
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
72.55
72.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Knight and Lonnie Smith

Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.02
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3534
27
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.73
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2388
2.04
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.08
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.09
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
2.2
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.91
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2489
2.13
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.22
93.22
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0