Hal Smith vs. Bobby Williams — Career Comparison

Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Bobby Williams
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Hal Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Bobby Williams. Hal Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .560) and on-base percentage (.312 vs .284). By the career numbers, Hal Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hal Smith and Bobby Williams

Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
562
151.96
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2219
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
525.91
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
431
116.54
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
95.18
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
55
14.87
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.68
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.81
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
79
21.36
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168.78
55.58
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173.85
47.01
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
537
145.2
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
178.49
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
162.51
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
74.09
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
61.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
134.66
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178.68
58.84
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194.95
52.71
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.87
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
41.1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
42.15
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.22
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.23
14.23
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
96.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
28.12
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
17.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.16
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
20.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.19
89.19

Fielding Stats for Hal Smith and Bobby Williams

Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.22
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
0.99
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12377
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4125.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
1.61
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1362
2.97
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2335
5.09
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
4.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.89
89.89
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.742
3.742
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.28
81.28
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Bobby Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24
Bobby Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0