Jimmy Smith vs. Simón Valdés — Career Comparison

Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Simón Valdés
Pre-GenerationalCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanCuban Stars of HavanaWestern League (Independent)Second Baseman

On the career numbers, Simón Valdés posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Simón Valdés posted stronger numbers in OPS (.616 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.304 vs .265). Jimmy Smith had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Simón Valdés had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Smith and Simón Valdés

Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
28
142.37
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
106
538.98
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
101.69
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.82
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.59
58.93
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
167.8
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
177.97
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.72
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
9
45.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
52.38
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
104.28
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
19
96.61
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
64.86
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.4
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
40.68
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
14.07
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Smith and Simón Valdés

Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.13
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.53
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.14
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.91
92.91
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Simón Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0