Aaron Robinson vs. Earl Smith — Career Comparison

Aaron Robinson
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Earl Smith
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Aaron Robinson and Earl Smith are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Aaron Robinson, 111 for Earl Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 105 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Earl Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Aaron Robinson and Earl Smith

Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
610
167.2
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
200.86
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2189
600
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2569
600
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1839
504.07
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2264
528.77
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
478
131.02
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
160.22
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
332
91
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
118.18
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
20.28
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
26.86
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.02
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.44
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
16.72
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
10.74
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
40.02
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
42.04
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
297.16
81.45
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379.44
88.62
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
757
207.49
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
228.18
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
818
224.21
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
944
220.47
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
57.01
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
52.55
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
74.55
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
82.91
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
419
114.85
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
124.72
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
311.89
85.49
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410.51
95.88
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.82
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.57
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
92.37
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
57.69
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
194
53.17
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
24.76
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.28
11.28
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.24
24.24
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.74
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
10.98
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
11.51
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.2
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.64
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.1
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.64
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.31
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Aaron Robinson and Earl Smith

Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2259
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2555
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2530
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2619
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.02
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.385
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.633
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Aaron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0