Matt Olson vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Olson
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Matt Olson comes out clearly ahead of Josh Smith across most offensive categories. Matt Olson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 177 vs 64), walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 107), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 95). Josh Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 101). Matt Olson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Matt Olson and Josh Smith

Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
141.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
166.93
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5197
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4496
519.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1426
522.03
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1155
133.35
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
70.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
86.39
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
28.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.16
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.81
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.46
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
33.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
11.35
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
62.92
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
101
36.97
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817.74
94.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2283
263.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1824
210.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
195.12
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
82.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
189
69.19
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
93.28
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1232
142.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790.35
91.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
6.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
70.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
154
56.38
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
142.93
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
119.34
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.03
5.03
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.29
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
105
12.12
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.04
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.25
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.23
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.93
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.18
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Matt Olson and Josh Smith

Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
1.03
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
1.01
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
0.99
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31797
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10599
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9188
7.8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
0.66
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10013
8.5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097
3.17
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9962
8.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
3.09
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.72
97.72
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.213
8.213
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.511
2.511
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.02
98.02
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
0.71
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.3
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0