Jim Lentine vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Lentine
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Lentine and Josh Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Lentine posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .682) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .328). Josh Smith had the advantage in slugging (.353 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 Josh Smith

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
234.57
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
166.93
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
243
600
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
205
506.17
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1426
522.03
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
133.33
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
106.17
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
86.39
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.22
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
24.16
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.35
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.16
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.97
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.41
67.67
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
68
167.9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
184.5
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
217.28
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
195.12
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
23
56.79
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
69.19
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.38
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
42
103.7
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
104.7
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.93
73.9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.41
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
76.54
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
56.38
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
93.83
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
326
119.34
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.39
6.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.88
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.29
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.93
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.41
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.25
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.94
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.18
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Lentine and Josh Smith

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.41
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.23
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.94
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
0.99
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.31
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.5
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
3.17
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.42
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
3.09
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.87
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.511
2.511
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.56
80.56
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.3
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0