Joe Riggert vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Riggert
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Riggert and Charley Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Riggert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .654) and on-base percentage (.305 vs .284). Charley Smith had the advantage in home run production (69 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Riggert had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Riggert and Charley Smith

Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
174
167.04
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
625
600
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
558
535.68
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
134
128.64
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
132.69
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
94
90.24
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
94.71
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
18
17.28
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
18.54
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.44
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.02
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.68
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.41
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.4
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
37.97
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.68
66.89
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
204
195.84
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
205.51
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
178.56
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
65.28
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
44
42.24
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
62.77
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
99.84
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74.03
71.07
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.76
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.13
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
44.16
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
88.32
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
6.79
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.4
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
8.49
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
13.4
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.2
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.68
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.2
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Joe Riggert and Charley Smith

Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.11
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
1.01
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16947
27
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5649
9
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.01
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
3.41
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
3.22
Joe Riggert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.96
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.133
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Riggert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0