Lou Piniella vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Piniella
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Piniella comes out clearly ahead of Charley Smith across most offensive categories. Lou Piniella led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 67), batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 94), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 88). Charley Smith held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 122 vs 92). Lou Piniella was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Piniella and Charley Smith

Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1747
164.76
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6362
600
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5867
553.32
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
160.8
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
594
132.69
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
118.55
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
424
94.71
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
28.76
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.02
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
9.62
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.41
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
42.25
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
170
37.97
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.13
70.75
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2398
226.16
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
920
205.51
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
198.43
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
61.4
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
72.24
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
281
62.77
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
124.02
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796.48
75.12
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.92
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.71
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.73
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
51.02
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.3
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.75
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.47
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
209
19.71
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
13.4
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.02
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.87
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.68
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.88
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.84
43.84
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Lou Piniella and Charley Smith

Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
1.1
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.11
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
1.03
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
1.01
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34579
27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526.1
9
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2546
1.99
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.08
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.04
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2704
2.11
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
3.41
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
2.07
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
3.22
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.69
90.69
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0