Willie Norwood vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Norwood and Josh Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Norwood posted a career OPS of .658 against Josh Smith's .682. On the surface stats, Willie Norwood and Josh Smith are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Willie Norwood and Josh Smith

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
189.27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
166.93
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1426
522.03
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
133.26
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
92.06
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
86.39
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.75
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
24.16
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.59
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
11.35
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
36.97
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
91.8
59.1
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.91
66.96
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
201.5
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
267
171.89
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
195.12
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
70.17
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
69.19
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
59.87
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
118.45
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
90.12
58.02
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187.39
68.6
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.93
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
57
36.7
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
56.38
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.29
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
93.35
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
326
119.34
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.29
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.25
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.18
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
70.69
70.69
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Willie Norwood and Josh Smith

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.15
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
0.99
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.37
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
3.17
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
3.09
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.511
2.511
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.3
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0