Stan Musial vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Stan Musial
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Stan Musial comes out clearly ahead of Seth Smith across most offensive categories. Stan Musial led in home run production (HR/PA+ 223 vs 124), contact rate (K%+ 196 vs 105), and slugging (SLG+ 160 vs 115). Stan Musial was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Stan Musial and Seth Smith

Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
142.83
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12712
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10972
517.87
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3582
526.38
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.972
0.972
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3630
171.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
106.34
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
34.22
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
224
32.92
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
8.35
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.56
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
22.42
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
18.52
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1377
64.99
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
381
55.99
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2508.02
118.38
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
568.03
83.47
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6134
289.52
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1598
234.83
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5282
249.31
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.033
1.033
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
91.99
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
525
77.15
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1951
92.09
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
161.66
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2522.74
119.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
2.5
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599
75.47
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
431
63.34
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
5.99
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.85
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
32.85
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.26
18.26
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1.65
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
2.5
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
243
11.47
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
3.68
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.46
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
5.14
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
71.56
71.56
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Stan Musial and Seth Smith

Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
2.65
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
1.2
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
1.09
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
1.05
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29643
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9881
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12439
11.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
0.75
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.13
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13399
12.2
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13257
12.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.21
41.21
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.15
87.15
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
0.88
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0