Lyman Lamb vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Lyman Lamb
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lyman Lamb and Hal Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Lyman Lamb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .657) and slugging (.386 vs .345). Hal Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.312 vs .294). By the career numbers, Lyman Lamb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lyman Lamb and Hal Smith

Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
54
184.09
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
176
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
158
538.64
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
146.59
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
143.91
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
29
98.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.94
61.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
207.95
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
48
163.64
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
178.49
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.59
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
143.18
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.98
68.13
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.64
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
33.59
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
9.26
9.26
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
44.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Lyman Lamb and Hal Smith

Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12734
27
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4244.2
9
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.444
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Lyman Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Lyman Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24