Tim McCarver vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Tim McCarver posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Tim McCarver posted stronger numbers in OPS (.738 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .265). By the career numbers, Tim McCarver had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tim McCarver and Jimmy Smith

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
370
179.47
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5529
534.55
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
145.12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
106.83
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
23.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
5.51
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
38.29
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749.45
72.46
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
207.67
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.72
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
62.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1138
110.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781.93
75.6
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
52.98
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
40.8
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
14.71
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.38
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.73
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
4.74
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
10.63
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
55.45
55.45
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Tim McCarver and Jimmy Smith

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1511
1.1
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37252
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12417.1
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
0.45
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0