Horatio Lamar vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Horatio Lamar
Greatest GenerationGaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Horatio Lamar and Hal Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Hal Smith posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.312 vs .300) and batting average (.258 vs .125). Horatio Lamar had the advantage in OPS (.675 vs .657). By the career numbers, Hal 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 Horatio Lamar and Hal Smith

Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
76.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
73.66
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.99
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
42.15
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.28
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Horatio Lamar and Hal Smith

Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.25
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.93
98.93
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24