Henry Merchant vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Henry Merchant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Henry Merchant and Jimmy Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Henry Merchant posted stronger numbers in OPS (.619 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .265). Jimmy Smith had the advantage in slugging (.306 vs .288). By the career numbers, Henry Merchant had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Henry Merchant and Jimmy Smith

Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
129
173.54
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
446
600
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
379
509.87
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
121.08
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
102.24
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.45
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.52
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.04
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.35
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.82
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
18.83
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
28.62
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.19
56.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
146.64
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
167.34
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
191.03
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
78.03
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
34
45.74
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
52.38
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
122.42
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.26
64.92
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.69
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
67.26
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.69
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
223
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.18
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.4
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Henry Merchant and Jimmy Smith

Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.28
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2630
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.61
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.05
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.86
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.4
82.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0