Jimmy Smith vs. Jose Valentin — Career Comparison

Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Jose Valentin
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Jose Valentin posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Jose Valentin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .265). By the career numbers, Jose Valentin 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 Jose Valentin

Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1678
159.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6317
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5539
526.1
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
128.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
91.19
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
71.81
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
28.68
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.89
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
23.65
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
56.23
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849.53
80.69
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2479
235.46
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2007
190.63
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
872
82.82
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816
77.51
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
136.68
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
823.28
78.2
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.75
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
59.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.13
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
90.22
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1294
122.91
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
6.65
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.65
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
66
6.27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
12.92
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.32
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.07
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
18.24
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.83
70.83

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Smith and Jose Valentin

Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
1.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39298
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13099.1
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2389
1.64
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4346
2.99
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7013
4.82
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6735
4.63
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.183
4.183
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
0.65
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0