Jack Ness vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Jack Ness
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Hal Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Jack Ness. Hal Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .615) and on-base percentage (.312 vs .295). By the career numbers, Hal 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 Jack Ness and Hal Smith

Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
87
161.61
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
297
551.7
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
75
139.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
115.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
112.95
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
29.46
54.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168.78
55.58
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
95
176.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
93
172.76
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
178.49
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
70.59
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
66.87
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
135.6
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.81
62.81
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.43
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
33.59
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
79.88
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
7.51
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.43
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Jack Ness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.43
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Jack Ness and Hal Smith

Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12734
27
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4244.2
9
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.049
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Jack Ness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Jack Ness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24