Carlos Ponce vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Carlos Ponce
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Willie Smith
UnknownNewark EaglesNegro National League IIThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Carlos Ponce and Willie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Carlos Ponce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.411 vs .400) and slugging (.242 vs .200). Willie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.200 vs .169). By the career numbers, Carlos Ponce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Carlos Ponce and Willie Smith

Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
190.91
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
22.1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
4.92
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
23.01
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.33
7.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Carlos Ponce and Willie Smith

Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.58
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.15
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5.83
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.87
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5.83
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.375
4.375
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Carlos Ponce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Ponce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0