Josh Smith vs. Ellis Valentine — Career Comparison

Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Ellis Valentine
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Smith holds a real edge over Ellis Valentine in this comparison. Josh Smith led in walk rate (BB%+ 107 vs 71), contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 95), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 101). Ellis Valentine held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 188 vs 64). The edge belongs to Josh Smith.

Hitting Stats for Josh Smith and Ellis Valentine

Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
166.93
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
158.14
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3392
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
522.03
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3166
560.02
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
881
155.84
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
236
86.39
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
101.53
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.16
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
29.89
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.65
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
11.35
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
21.76
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
101
36.97
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
54.3
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440.16
77.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1449
256.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533
195.12
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
188.92
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
69.19
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
67.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
83.84
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
129.3
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450.52
79.69
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
56.38
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
31.84
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.59
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
119.34
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
81.72
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.29
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.88
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
6.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
81
14.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.25
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
10.44
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.54
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.18
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
16.98
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
61.46
61.46

Fielding Stats for Josh Smith and Ellis Valentine

Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
1.09
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
0.99
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
1.03
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21158
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7052.2
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
3.17
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702
2.17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
3.09
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
2.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.24
97.24
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.511
2.511
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.933
1.933
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Ellis Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.93
93.93
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.3
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.02
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0