Lew Ritter vs. Dick Smith — Career Comparison

Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Dick Smith
Silent GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lew Ritter and Dick Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.558 vs .539) and slugging (.289 vs .268). Lew Ritter had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dick Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lew Ritter and Dick Smith

Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
175.44
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
301.99
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
151
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437
545.7
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
564.24
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
119.62
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
123.18
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
100.25
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
91.39
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
12.53
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.84
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
6.46
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.95
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.79
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.59
45.41
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11.34
45.07
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
146.2
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
162.91
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
158.35
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
154.97
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
71.52
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
45.57
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.81
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
99.34
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10.42
41.41
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.28
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.95
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
36.46
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.84
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.95
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.35
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
166.89
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
8.78
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.97
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.95
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
20.89
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.76
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.89
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
20.89
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
51.66
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Lew Ritter and Dick Smith

Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.09
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.6
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
0.8
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.92
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.59
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
5.48
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.29
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
6.13
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
5.88
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
5.88
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
5.82
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.635
3.635
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.74
73.74
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
Dick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94
Dick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0