Mike Lieberthal vs. Earl Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Lieberthal
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star
Earl Smith
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Earl Smith comes out clearly ahead of Mike Lieberthal across most offensive categories. Earl Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 230 vs 134), walk rate (BB%+ 111 vs 80), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 103). Mike Lieberthal held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 116 vs 109). Earl Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Lieberthal and Earl Smith

Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1212
154.89
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
860
200.86
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4695
600
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2569
600
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4218
539.04
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2264
528.77
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1155
147.6
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
686
160.22
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
94.31
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
506
118.18
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
32.84
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
115
26.86
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.44
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
19.17
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
10.74
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
53.29
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
180
42.04
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
627.95
80.25
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379.44
88.62
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
240.51
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
977
228.18
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
201.79
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
944
220.47
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
68.24
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
225
52.55
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
77.96
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
82.91
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
127.03
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
534
124.72
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638.96
81.66
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410.51
95.88
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.37
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.57
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
42.81
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
57.69
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.35
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
571
72.97
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
24.76
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.24
24.24
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
10.98
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.5
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
114
14.57
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.02
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.2
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.1
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.92
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.31
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mike Lieberthal and Earl Smith

Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
1.07
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.02
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29486
27
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9828.2
9
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7829
7.17
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
0.45
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.07
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8391
7.68
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2697
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8319
7.62
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2619
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.633
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.06
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.07
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
0.54
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.23
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0