Chris Nelson vs. Red Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Nelson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Red Smith
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Chris Nelson and Red Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Red Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .704) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .315). Chris Nelson had the advantage in slugging (.388 vs .377). By the career numbers, Red Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chris Nelson and Red Smith

Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
187.79
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1117
148.37
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4517
600
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
834
555.38
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3907
518.97
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
147.17
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
144.39
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
158
105.22
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
106.66
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
25.97
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
27.63
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.33
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.51
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.65
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.59
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.95
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
37.72
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
96.88
64.52
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.71
77
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
215.76
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1474
195.79
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
185.79
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1541
204.69
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
63.93
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
63.36
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
66.59
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
68.28
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
119.87
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.05
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
99.73
66.41
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.55
82.96
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.52
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
36.63
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
55.79
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
135.18
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
55.13
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.88
10.88
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
20.72
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.65
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.99
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
15.54
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.33
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.32
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
16.21
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.29
64.29
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.9
95.9

Fielding Stats for Chris Nelson and Red Smith

Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.27
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.98
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5538
27
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
9
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.87
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.98
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.15
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
3.01
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3694
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.86
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3448
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.34
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.254
2.254
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.14
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.31
77.31
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.24
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0