Chris Shelton vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Shelton
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Chris Shelton and Seth 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+ 104 for Chris Shelton, 106 for Seth Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 115). The overall lean goes to Seth Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Chris Shelton and Seth Smith

Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
299
171.84
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
1044
600
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
930
534.48
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
145.98
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
94.25
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
46
26.44
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.02
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.26
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
18.52
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
90
51.72
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
144.19
82.87
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
244.25
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1598
234.83
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
206.32
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
132
75.86
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
71.26
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
219
125.86
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
125.94
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147.03
84.5
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.17
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
96
55.17
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
144.83
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
797
117.12
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.72
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.94
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.23
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.3
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.26
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Chris Shelton and Seth Smith

Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
1.18
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.98
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5939
27
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979.2
9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
9.49
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.64
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2243
10.2
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
10.13
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.01
99.01
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.01
83.01
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.15
87.15
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.94
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0