Wayne Nordhagen vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Wayne Nordhagen
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Wayne Nordhagen posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Smith. Wayne Nordhagen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.738 vs .697) and on-base percentage (.309 vs .302). By the career numbers, Wayne Nordhagen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wayne Nordhagen and Willie Smith

Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
502
200.8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1500
600
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1423
569.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1654
553.18
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
160.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
137.12
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
110.8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
93.65
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
30.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
21.07
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.02
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
15.6
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
15.38
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
49.6
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
43.48
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173.28
69.31
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197.11
65.92
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
611
244.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
218.39
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
458
183.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
82
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
70.57
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
125.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
112.37
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182.18
72.87
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198.74
66.47
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
54
21.6
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
35.79
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
64.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
284
94.98
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
9.26
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.32
6.32
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.02
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
48
19.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.36
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.04
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
16.67
16.67
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Wayne Nordhagen and Willie Smith

Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.29
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
1.28
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.06
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.01
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5940
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1980
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
1.96
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.07
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.17
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.21
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.29
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
2.1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
3.24
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.06
95.06
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.534
2.534
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.33
82.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.18
79.18
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.18
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Wayne Nordhagen and Willie Smith

Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.28
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.85
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.54
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.75
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
38.07
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.84
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
34.38
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Wayne Nordhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07