Rance Pless vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Mark Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Rance Pless and Mark Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Mark Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.721 vs .684) and slugging (.403 vs .329). Rance Pless had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 vs .319). By the career numbers, Mark Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rance Pless and Mark Smith

Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
229.79
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1081
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
532.28
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
129.32
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
81.59
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.31
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.76
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.73
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128.82
71.5
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
214.25
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
189.27
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
69.38
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
72.16
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
123.77
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
62.84
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127.92
71
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.11
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.84
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
211
117.11
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.99
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.33
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Rance Pless and Mark Smith

Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.28
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.02
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5524
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1841.1
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
2.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
2.51
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
2.5
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.42
99.42
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.69
79.69
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0