Hardy Peterson vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Hardy Peterson
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Mark Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Hardy Peterson and Mark Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Hardy Peterson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .319). Mark Smith had the advantage in slugging (.403 vs .391). By the career numbers, Hardy Peterson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hardy Peterson and Mark Smith

Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
66
214.05
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
229.79
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
185
600
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1081
600
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
522.16
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
532.28
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
142.7
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
129.32
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.78
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
81.59
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.95
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.31
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.24
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.73
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.76
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
38.92
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.73
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
20.39
66.12
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128.82
71.5
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
204.32
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
214.25
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
201.08
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
189.27
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
55.14
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
69.38
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
68.11
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
72.16
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
113.51
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
123.77
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
21.36
69.28
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127.92
71
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.24
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
55.14
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.84
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.73
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
55.14
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
211
117.11
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.88
10.88
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.22
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.24
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.95
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.99
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.33
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.24
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.24
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.1
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Hardy Peterson and Mark Smith

Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.31
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.28
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.99
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.02
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1342
27
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5524
27
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447.1
9
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1841.1
9
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.91
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
2.4
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.77
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
2.51
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
5.63
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
2.5
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.308
4.308
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hardy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hardy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0