Nelson Santovenia vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Nelson Santovenia
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueCatcher
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Nelson Santovenia and Hal 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+ 94 for Nelson Santovenia, 97 for Hal Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Hal Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Nelson Santovenia and Hal Smith

Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
183.33
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
179.33
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
972
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
884
545.68
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
547.16
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
206
127.16
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
145.87
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
138
85.19
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
101.8
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
42
25.93
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.19
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
11.83
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
68
41.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
44.07
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
90.81
56.06
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321.03
65.49
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
322
198.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
215.64
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
271
167.28
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
188.71
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
77
47.53
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
54.88
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
71.6
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
65.9
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
171
105.56
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
108.94
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
88.63
54.71
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334.85
68.31
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
59
36.42
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
39.99
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
101.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
73.65
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
5.89
5.89
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.7
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.08
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.92
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.77
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Nelson Santovenia and Hal Smith

Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
1.13
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
1.01
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6396
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18853
27
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2132
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6284.1
9
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
6.13
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3375
4.83
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
0.77
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.1
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
6.97
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3981
5.7
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
6.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3914
5.61
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.954
4.954
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.66
85.66
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.11
89.11
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.95
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.31
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.18