Skeeter Newsome vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Skeeter Newsome
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Skeeter Newsome 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+ 89 for Skeeter Newsome, 90 for Hal Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 86 vs 85). The overall lean goes to Hal Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Skeeter Newsome and Hal Smith

Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1128
165.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4087
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3716
545.53
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
133.59
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
105.99
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
24.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.2
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
27.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328.93
48.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168.78
55.58
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1131
166.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1161
170.44
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
178.49
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.93
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
42.87
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
97.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366.26
53.77
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178.68
58.84
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.99
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
36.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
28.48
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
42.15
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.07
21.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.23
14.23
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
17.62
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
8.37
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.84
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.14
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
14.97
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.69
65.69
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Skeeter Newsome and Hal Smith

Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.16
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12734
27
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4244.2
9
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5553
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5329
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.836
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Skeeter Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Skeeter Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24