Joe Mauer vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Mauer
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Joe Mauer posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Joe Mauer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.838 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.399 vs .265). By the career numbers, Joe Mauer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Mauer and Jimmy Smith

Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1858
140.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7960
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6930
522.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2123
160.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1522
114.72
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
32.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
10.78
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
45.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202.5
90.64
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3040
229.15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3087
232.69
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1018
76.73
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
923
69.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1798
135.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1231.62
92.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
1.88
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939
70.78
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
10.93
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1034
77.94
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.7
7.7
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Joe Mauer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.45
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.52
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mauer
Career
Per 600 PA
208
15.68
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.92
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.73
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
1.43
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
5.35
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.24
73.24
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Mauer and Jimmy Smith

Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
1.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1469
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39086
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13028.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10707
7.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Joe Mauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
0.48
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11455
7.91
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11406
7.88
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.57
99.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.474
7.474
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
0.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Joe Mauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.03
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Mauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
0.25
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Mauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.13
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0