Dave Nelson vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Nelson
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dave Nelson holds a real edge over Hal Smith in this comparison. Dave Nelson led in walk rate (BB%+ 85 vs 63), on-base percentage (OBP+ 98 vs 90), and slugging (SLG+ 89 vs 85). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 113). The edge belongs to Dave Nelson.

Hitting Stats for Dave Nelson and Hal Smith

Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
169.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2875
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2578
538.02
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
131.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
107.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
16.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.97
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
24.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265.61
55.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168.78
55.58
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
168
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
180.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
70.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
44.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
110.82
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.82
57.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178.68
58.84
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.71
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
45.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.09
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
392
81.81
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
10.02
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.34
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.31
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
10.64
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
39.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.23
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
54.26
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.92
71.92
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Nelson and Hal Smith

Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
1.14
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16696
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5565.1
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229
1.99
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
2.49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
4.62
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
4.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
96.85
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.935
3.935
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.34
88.34
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.32
88.32
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24