Mark McGwire vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Mark McGwire
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Mark McGwire posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Mark McGwire posted stronger numbers in OPS (.994 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.406 vs .265). By the career numbers, Mark McGwire had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mark McGwire and Jimmy Smith

Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1874
146.79
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7660
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6187
484.62
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
127.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
61.49
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
91.19
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
19.74
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.47
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
45.67
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
841
65.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475.47
115.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3639
285.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3018
236.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.982
0.982
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.069
1.069
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
91.41
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
110.76
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1998
156.5
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1403.22
109.91
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.4
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1317
103.16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.75
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
125.01
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
90.22
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.23
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.51
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.94
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.73
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.63
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.57
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Mark McGwire and Jimmy Smith

Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
1.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
1.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45300
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15100
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14464
8.62
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
0.64
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15649
9.33
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15537
9.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.675
8.675
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
0.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0