Pablo Sandoval vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Pablo Sandoval
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Al Smith
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Pablo Sandoval and Al 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 Pablo Sandoval, 111 for Al Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 116). The overall lean goes to Pablo Sandoval, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Pablo Sandoval and Al Smith

Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1380
163.9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1556
147.49
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
5052
600
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6330
600
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4609
547.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5499
521.23
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1279
151.9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1500
142.18
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
843
100.12
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
96.49
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
31.12
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
24.93
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.49
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.83
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
18.17
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
15.92
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
51.78
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
45.69
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
654.48
77.73
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867.62
82.24
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2042
242.52
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
224.55
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
1667
197.98
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2252
213.46
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
548
65.08
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
82.09
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
639
75.89
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
66.45
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
1034
122.8
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1399
132.61
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
664.92
78.97
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894.7
84.81
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.68
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.16
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
357
42.4
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
687
65.12
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.53
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.84
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
89.9
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
769
72.89
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.23
8.23
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.48
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.41
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.06
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.08
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
149
17.7
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
12.04
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.43
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.64
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.54
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.08
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.97
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
10.71
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
48
48
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.95
61.95

Fielding Stats for Pablo Sandoval and Al Smith

Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1198
1.11
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
1.14
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
1.04
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.02
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
29184
27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36743
27
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
9728
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12247.2
9
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554
1.44
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2436
1.79
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1826
1.69
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
0.56
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.11
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.11
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3494
3.23
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3345
2.46
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3380
3.13
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197
2.35
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.821
2.821
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.069
2.069
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.07
94.07
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.2
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.05
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pablo Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0