Bill Rigney vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Rigney
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Rigney holds a real edge over Hal Smith in this comparison. Bill Rigney led in walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 68), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 73), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 98 vs 97). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 96). The edge belongs to Bill Rigney.

Hitting Stats for Bill Rigney and Hal Smith

Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
654
177.24
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
879
179.33
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
1966
532.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
547.16
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
138.21
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
145.87
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
102.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
101.8
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
21.14
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.19
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.79
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.83
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
133
36.04
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
44.07
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253.76
68.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321.03
65.49
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
739
200.27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
215.64
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
730
197.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
188.71
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
76.15
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
269
54.88
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
212
57.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
65.9
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
122.49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
108.94
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
73.67
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334.85
68.31
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.25
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
56.37
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
196
39.99
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.45
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
55.83
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
361
73.65
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.59
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.08
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.92
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
11.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.77
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.78
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.08
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.04
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.86
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.21
86.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Bill Rigney and Hal Smith

Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
1.13
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
1.01
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18853
27
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6284.1
9
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
4.83
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
0.77
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3981
5.7
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2260
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3914
5.61
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.954
4.954
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.11
89.11
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.12
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.31
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.18