Jim Piersall vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Piersall comes out clearly ahead of Charley Smith across most offensive categories. Jim Piersall led in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 67), walk rate (BB%+ 87 vs 61), and batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 94). Charley Smith held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 122 vs 88). Jim Piersall was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Piersall and Charley Smith

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
424
94.71
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.73
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.02
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.41
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
37.97
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.46
68.32
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
920
205.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2153
195.99
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
62.77
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298
118.16
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802.41
73.05
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
8.49
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.37
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
13.4
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.68
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Jim Piersall and Charley Smith

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
1.11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
1.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
3.01
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
3.41
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
3.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
79.1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0