John Sipin vs. Happy Smith — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, John Sipin and Happy Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. John Sipin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.573 vs .538) and slugging (.319 vs .263). Happy Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.275 vs .254). By the career numbers, John Sipin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Sipin and Happy Smith

John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
169.29
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
262.5
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
570.12
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
76
570
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
126.97
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
135
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
87.14
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.88
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
39.83
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.66
46.45
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
47.32
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
181.74
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
149.38
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
165
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.41
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
72.2
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.5
46.05
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
52.84
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.92
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
44
109.54
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
105
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.48
5.48
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
John Sipin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Happy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Sipin and Happy Smith

John Sipin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.13
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.05
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.02
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1431
27
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.17
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.26
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
John Sipin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
5.4
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.5
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
5.26
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.43
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.55
97.55
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
John Sipin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Happy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Sipin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.77
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
John Sipin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sipin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sipin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sipin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0