Dave Nicholson vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Nicholson
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dave Nicholson holds a real edge over Hal Smith in this comparison. Dave Nicholson led in walk rate (BB%+ 166 vs 63), home run production (HR/PA+ 144 vs 50), and slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 85). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 44). The edge belongs to Dave Nicholson.

Hitting Stats for Dave Nicholson and Hal Smith

Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
538
194.34
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
187.71
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1661
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1419
512.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
301
108.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
196
70.8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.56
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
22.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
7.57
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
37.93
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191.43
69.15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
195.06
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
190.37
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
66.47
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
64.66
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
109.09
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
67.34
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.53
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
79.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.53
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
573
206.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.28
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.31
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.17
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.61
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Nicholson and Hal Smith

Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.22
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
0.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10477
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3492.1
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
1.78
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
1.91
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
1.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.72
80.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Dave Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Dave Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24