Roger Maris vs. Lonnie Smith — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Roger Maris holds a real edge over Lonnie Smith in this comparison. Roger Maris led in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 90), slugging (SLG+ 133 vs 120), and walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 113). Lonnie Smith held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 106). The edge belongs to Roger Maris.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Lonnie Smith

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
162.6
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5101
523.54
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5170
521.17
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488
150
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
106.75
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
27.52
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.85
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
9.88
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
52.55
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
429
43.25
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
869.57
89.25
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877.91
88.5
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
249.3
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2171
218.85
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
826
84.78
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
87.34
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
143.89
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1344
135.48
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892.62
89.98
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
623
62.8
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.92
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
75.23
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
849
85.58
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.23
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.41
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
75
7.7
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.96
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.55
72.55

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Lonnie Smith

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2388
2.04
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.09
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.08
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
2.2
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2489
2.13
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0