Rocky Nelson vs. Red Smith — Career Comparison

Rocky Nelson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Red Smith
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Red Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Rocky Nelson. Red Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .702) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .322). Rocky Nelson had the advantage in home run production (31 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Rocky Nelson and Red Smith

Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
620
239.23
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1117
148.37
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
600
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4517
600
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1394
537.88
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3907
518.97
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
347
133.89
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
144.39
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
241
92.99
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
106.66
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
23.54
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
27.63
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.4
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.51
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.96
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.59
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
40.9
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
37.72
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
173.41
66.91
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.71
77
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
204.12
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1474
195.79
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
489
188.68
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1541
204.69
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
71.77
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
63.36
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
173
66.75
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
68.28
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
328
126.56
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.05
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
180.16
69.51
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.55
82.96
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.63
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
4.52
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
130
50.16
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
55.79
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.02
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
36.27
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
415
55.13
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.54
16.54
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10.88
10.88
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.24
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
20.72
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.09
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.03
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
15.54
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.16
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.86
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
16.21
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.9
95.9

Fielding Stats for Rocky Nelson and Red Smith

Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.71
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
18.54
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.31
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3009
19.96
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3694
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2993
19.85
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3448
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.34
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.318
7.318
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.23
34.23
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.98
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0