Babe Ruth vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Babe Ruth
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Jack Smith
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Babe Ruth comes out clearly ahead of Jack Smith across most offensive categories. Babe Ruth led in home run production (HR/PA+ 835 vs 101), walk rate (BB%+ 258 vs 101), and slugging (SLG+ 195 vs 112). Jack Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 50). Babe Ruth was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Babe Ruth and Jack Smith

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2503
141.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
167.85
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10616
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5026
600
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8398
474.64
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4532
541.03
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.119
1.119
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
162.38
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1301
155.31
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
85.74
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1008
120.33
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
28.6
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182
21.73
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
7.69
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
8.48
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
40.35
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.78
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1356
76.64
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
293
34.98
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2696.5
152.4
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
630.1
75.22
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5793
327.41
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1745
208.32
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4978
281.35
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1657
197.81
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.164
1.164
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.421
1.421
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
122.87
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
783
93.47
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2217
125.3
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
382
45.6
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3677
207.82
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1125
134.3
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2621.55
148.17
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
691.58
82.56
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.43
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.63
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2062
116.54
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
334
39.87
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
1330
75.17
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
41.54
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
1.55
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.39
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
16.47
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.11
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
123
6.95
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
27.22
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
6.61
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
8
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
240
13.56
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
35.22
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 600 PA
51.25
51.25
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.29
77.29

Fielding Stats for Babe Ruth and Jack Smith

Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2436
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4787
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2476
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5535
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5356
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.77
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.199
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.147
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Ruth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0