Mark Loretta vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Mark Loretta
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mark Loretta comes out clearly ahead of Hal Smith across most offensive categories. Mark Loretta led in walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 63), on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 90), and batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 97). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 175). Mark Loretta was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mark Loretta and Hal Smith

Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
157.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6558
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5812
531.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1713
156.72
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
437
143.91
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1306
119.49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
343
112.95
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
28.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
6.95
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
37.24
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816.76
74.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
209.88
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2339
214
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
70.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
57.55
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1321
120.86
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889.7
81.4
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
50.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
605
55.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
10.84
10.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.12
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.86
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.31
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
14.36
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.2
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.32
57.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Mark Loretta and Hal Smith

Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
1.22
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1400
1.02
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37162
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12387.1
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3465
2.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3490
2.54
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.07
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7047
5.12
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6955
5.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.128
4.128
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.09
83.09
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
0.63
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24