Pete Lister vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Pete Lister
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Pete Lister and Hal Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Hal Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .627) and slugging (.345 vs .308). Pete Lister had the advantage in on-base percentage (.319 vs .312). 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 Pete Lister and Hal Smith

Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
22
185.92
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
65
549.3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
143.91
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
135.21
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
112.95
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
58.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
20
169.01
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
90.56
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.03
67.89
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
33.59
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
126.76
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Pete Lister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Pete Lister and Hal Smith

Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.03
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
11.07
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
5.96
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
11.88
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
6.55
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
11.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3057
6.48
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
97.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.409
10.409
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.579
5.579
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.32
88.32
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Pete Lister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Pete Lister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24