Yadier Molina vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Yadier Molina
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Yadier Molina and Seth Smith are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 109 for Yadier Molina, 106 for Seth Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 115). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Yadier Molina and Seth Smith

Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
156.16
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8553
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7817
548.37
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2168
152.09
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
110.63
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
28.62
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.49
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
12.35
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
41.46
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
975.58
68.44
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3118
218.73
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2786
195.44
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1403
206.17
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
54.51
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
71.69
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
113.85
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
857
125.94
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028.33
72.14
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562.98
82.73
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
5.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
38.02
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.51
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922
64.68
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.02
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.26
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
287
20.13
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.98
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2.6
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
7.58
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
65.74
65.74
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Yadier Molina and Seth Smith

Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
1.09
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
1.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55226
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18408.2
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15232
7.45
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
0.53
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.04
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16392
8.01
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16306
7.97
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.48
99.48
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.01
99.01
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.296
7.296
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
0.28
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
0.19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0