Charley Smith vs. Carl Whitney — Career Comparison

Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Carl Whitney
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IILeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Charley Smith and Carl Whitney are closely matched on the surface stats. Carl Whitney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .654) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .284). Charley Smith had the advantage in batting average (.239 vs .227). By the career numbers, Carl Whitney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charley Smith and Carl Whitney

Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
172.23
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
173.08
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
600
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
44
507.69
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
132.69
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
94.71
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.02
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.41
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
37.97
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
78.52
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
205.51
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
17
196.15
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
207.69
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
62.77
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
78.29
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.13
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
565
126.21
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
13.4
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.56
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.68
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.24
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Charley Smith and Carl Whitney

Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.11
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.35
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
1.01
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
3.41
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
3.22
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.69
90.69
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0