Jim Russell vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Russell
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jack Smith
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Jim Russell and Jack 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+ 109 for Jim Russell, 109 for Jack Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 112). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Jim Russell and Jack Smith

Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
149.82
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
167.85
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
4145
600
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5026
600
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3595
520.39
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4532
541.03
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
959
138.82
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1301
155.31
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
666
96.41
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
120.33
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
25.33
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
21.73
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
51
7.38
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
8.48
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.78
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
42.41
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
293
34.98
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
549.41
79.53
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630.1
75.22
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1437
208.01
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1745
208.32
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1484
214.81
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1657
197.81
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
554
80.19
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
93.47
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
61.95
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
382
45.6
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
915
132.45
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1125
134.3
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
574.97
83.23
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
691.58
82.56
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.63
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
72.81
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
334
39.87
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
427
61.81
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
41.54
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
9.71
9.71
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.62
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
16.47
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
76
11
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
59
8.54
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
27.22
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8
Jim Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
59
8.54
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
35.22
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77.29
77.29

Fielding Stats for Jim Russell and Jack Smith

Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2336
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2476
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2451
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2723
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2405
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.12
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Jim Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.524
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.147
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0