Otto Ray vs. Elmer Smith — Career Comparison

Otto Ray
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueCatcher
Elmer Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Elmer Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Otto Ray. Elmer Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.831 vs .804) and on-base percentage (.398 vs .362). Otto Ray had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Elmer 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 Otto Ray and Elmer Smith

Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
174.66
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
136.89
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
663
600
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5422
600
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
525.79
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4693
519.33
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.838
0.838
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
173
156.56
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1456
161.12
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
117
105.88
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
120.18
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
29.86
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
21.8
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.29
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
15.05
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
4.09
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
40.94
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
99.14
89.72
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.03
102.03
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
232.58
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2036
225.3
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
231
209.05
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2137
236.48
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.911
0.911
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
104
94.12
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
101.03
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
76.02
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
73.59
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
183
165.61
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1541
170.53
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
106.37
96.27
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
966.33
106.93
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.62
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.65
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
54
48.87
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
70.71
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
258
28.55
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.6
132.6
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21.02
21.02
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
2.48
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
5.31
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
20
18.1
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
25.78
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
20
18.1
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
25.78
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Otto Ray and Elmer Smith

Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.19
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238
1.04
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.99
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3962
27
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32127
27
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320.2
9
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
9
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
4.41
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233
1.88
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.26
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
0.2
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
5.49
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
2.34
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
5.28
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2548
2.14
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.429
4.429
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.03
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.99
Elmer Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0