Billy Ripken vs. Happy Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Ripken
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Happy Smith
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Billy Ripken posted the stronger offensive profile against Happy Smith. Billy Ripken posted stronger numbers in OPS (.613 vs .538) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .275). By the career numbers, Billy Ripken had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Ripken and Happy Smith

Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
181.49
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
262.5
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3015
600
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
543.08
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
570
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
134.13
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
135
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
104.88
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
24.08
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.19
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.98
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
29.25
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244.15
48.59
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
47.32
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867
172.54
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
172.34
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
165
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
57.11
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
45.57
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
98.71
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
82.5
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266.37
53.01
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
52.84
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.58
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
34.63
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.6
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
66.07
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
105
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.08
9.08
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.71
5.71
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
14.33
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.38
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
81
16.12
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
4.98
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.18
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
8.16
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
60.98
60.98
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Ripken and Happy Smith

Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
1.17
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.05
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
1.03
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21212
27
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7070.2
9
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
2.13
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.17
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
3.05
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.08
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4126
5.25
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.5
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4065
5.17
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.43
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.438
4.438
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.21
88.21
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
0.73
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0