Mike Piazza vs. Bobby Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bobby Smith
Silent GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Mike Piazza posted the stronger offensive profile against Bobby Smith. Mike Piazza posted stronger numbers in OPS (.933 vs .619) and on-base percentage (.388 vs .288). By the career numbers, Mike Piazza had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Piazza and Bobby Smith

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
276.21
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1034
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6911
535.39
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
962
558.22
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
234
135.78
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1348
104.43
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
105.03
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
20.31
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.54
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
30.75
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86.66
50.28
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
318
184.53
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
292
169.44
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
81.19
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
101
58.61
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96
55.71
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
184
106.77
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
90.72
52.64
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.32
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.74
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
58.8
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55
31.91
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.48
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
86.22
Bobby Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
89.36
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.71
6.71
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.06
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
3.49
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.06
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Bobby Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.51
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.22
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.12
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.95
45.95
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35.71
35.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Piazza and Bobby Smith

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.52
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.89
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6457
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2152.1
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
2.3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.08
Bobby Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
2.46
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
2.43
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.64
98.64
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.24
58.24
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.09
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Bobby Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Bobby Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27
Bobby Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0