Jim Lentine vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Lentine
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jim Lentine and Hal Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Lentine posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .312). Hal Smith had the advantage in slugging (.345 vs .332). By the career numbers, Jim Lentine had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Lentine and Hal Smith

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
234.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
187.71
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
243
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
205
506.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
54
133.33
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
43
106.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.22
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.16
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.41
67.67
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
68
167.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
217.28
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
56.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
20
49.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
103.7
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.93
73.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
76.54
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
93.83
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
6.39
6.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.88
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.94
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Jim Lentine and Hal Smith

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.94
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.31
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.42
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.87
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24