Sherm Lollar vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Sherm Lollar
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sherm Lollar comes out clearly ahead of Hal Smith across most offensive categories. Sherm Lollar led in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 50), walk rate (BB%+ 113 vs 63), and slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 85). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 150). Sherm Lollar was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sherm Lollar and Hal Smith

Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1752
169.06
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6218
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5351
516.34
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1415
136.54
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1002
96.69
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
23.54
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.35
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
14.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
7.57
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
39.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
777.99
75.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2152
207.66
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
212.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
60.12
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
77.97
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1276
123.13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812.78
78.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
11.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
64.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
4.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 600 PA
453
43.71
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 600 PA
13.73
13.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
1.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.54
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.28
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.31
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 600 PA
184
17.75
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
16.47
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.93
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.98
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
0.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.89
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.61
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Sherm Lollar and Hal Smith

Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
1.71
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
1.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25254
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8418
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7243
7.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2810
5.96
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
0.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.07
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8011
8.56
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
6.55
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7948
8.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3057
6.48
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.21
99.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.93
98.93
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.971
4.971
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.35
59.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.06
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Sherm Lollar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.24
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Sherm Lollar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.22
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24