Javier Pérez vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Javier Pérez
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIThird BasemanAll-Star
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Javier Pérez and Charley Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Javier Pérez posted stronger numbers in OPS (.682 vs .654) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .284). Charley Smith had the advantage in slugging (.370 vs .347). By the career numbers, Javier Pérez had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Javier Pérez and Charley Smith

Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
224
153.42
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
778
532.88
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
144.52
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
113.7
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
94.71
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.29
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.48
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.02
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.41
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
45
30.82
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
37.97
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.71
67.61
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
270
184.93
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
205.51
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
195.89
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
78.08
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
72.6
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
62.77
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
148.63
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.89
75.95
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.37
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
50
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.11
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
146
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.07
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
8.49
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
13.4
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.68
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.27
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Javier Pérez and Charley Smith

Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.18
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.11
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.05
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
1.01
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.8
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.22
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
2.21
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.19
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.24
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140
3.41
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
4.03
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
3.22
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.05
95.05
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Javier Pérez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.413
3.413
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
2.895
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.33
89.33
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.25
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javier Pérez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0