Jimmy Smith vs. Ellis Valentine — Career Comparison

Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Ellis Valentine
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ellis Valentine posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Ellis Valentine posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .265). By the career numbers, Ellis Valentine 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 Ellis Valentine

Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
158.14
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3392
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
546.65
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3166
560.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
881
155.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
101.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
29.89
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.65
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
21.76
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
54.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440.16
77.86
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1449
256.31
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
188.92
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
67.22
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
83.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
129.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450.52
79.69
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
31.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.59
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
81.72
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.88
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
6.01
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
81
14.33
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
10.44
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.34
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.54
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.07
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
16.98
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.07
62.07
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
61.46
61.46

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Smith and Ellis Valentine

Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
1.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21158
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7052.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
2
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
2.17
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
2.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.933
1.933
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.93
93.93
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0