Duane Josephson vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Duane Josephson
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Duane Josephson 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+ 98 for Duane Josephson, 97 for Hal Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Duane Josephson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Duane Josephson and Hal Smith

Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
470
172.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
879
179.33
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
1631
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1505
553.65
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2682
547.16
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
388
142.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
145.87
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
108.52
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
101.8
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
21.34
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.19
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.41
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
8.46
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.83
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
93
34.21
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
44.07
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
153.33
56.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321.03
65.49
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
539
198.28
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
215.64
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
491
180.63
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
188.71
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
54.08
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
54.88
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
164
60.33
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
65.9
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
288
105.95
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
108.94
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
163.77
60.25
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334.85
68.31
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
92
33.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
39.99
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.94
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
64.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
361
73.65
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.37
9.37
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.68
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.08
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.78
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.92
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
19.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
18.77
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.68
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Duane Josephson and Hal Smith

Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
1.12
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
1.13
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
1.03
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
1.01
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10508
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18853
27
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3502.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6284.1
9
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2246
5.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3375
4.83
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
0.77
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2499
6.42
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3981
5.7
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2471
6.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3914
5.61
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.667
5.667
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.954
4.954
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.11
89.11
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.12
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Duane Josephson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.31
Duane Josephson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.26
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.18