Otto Ray vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Otto Ray
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueCatcher
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Otto Ray posted the stronger offensive profile against Hal Smith. Otto Ray posted stronger numbers in OPS (.804 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .312). Hal Smith had the advantage in home run production (23 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Otto Ray 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 Hal Smith

Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
193
174.66
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
663
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
581
525.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
156.56
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
143.91
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
117
105.88
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
29.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.52
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.14
89.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
232.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
209.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
94.12
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
76.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
165.61
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.37
96.27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.62
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
48.87
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
42.15
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.6
132.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.23
14.23
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Otto Ray and Hal Smith

Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.19
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.99
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3962
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
4.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
5.49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
5.28
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.429
4.429
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.99
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.33
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24