Billy Ripken vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Ripken
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Jimmy Smith
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Third Baseman

On the career numbers, Billy Ripken posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Billy Ripken posted stronger numbers in OPS (.613 vs .514) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .276). 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 Jimmy Smith

Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
181.49
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
147.06
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3015
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2729
543.08
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
88
517.65
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
134.13
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
100
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
104.88
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
82.35
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
24.08
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.98
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
29.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244.15
48.59
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.44
37.86
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867
172.54
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
172.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
158.82
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
57.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
45.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
98.71
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
135.29
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266.37
53.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.32
43.04
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.58
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
34.63
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.6
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
332
66.07
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.08
9.08
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
14.33
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 600 PA
81
16.12
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.98
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.98
60.98
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Billy Ripken and Jimmy Smith

Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
1.17
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
1.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.91
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21212
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
27
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7070.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.1
9
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
2.13
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.66
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
3.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.06
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.08
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4126
5.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.04
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4065
5.17
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.72
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.438
4.438
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.21
88.21
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Billy Ripken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
0.73
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Ripken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0