Johnny Smith vs. Gorman Thomas — Career Comparison

Johnny Smith
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftBats LeftChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Gorman Thomas
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Smith and Gorman Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Gorman Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.777 vs .730) and slugging (.448 vs .389). Johnny Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .329). By the career numbers, Gorman Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Smith and Gorman Thomas

Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
159
147.45
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1435
156.94
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5486
600
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
610
565.69
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4677
511.52
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
173.42
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1051
114.95
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
142.81
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
61.03
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
17.62
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
23.19
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.2
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.42
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
29.31
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
30.6
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
53.92
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
81.6
75.67
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728.7
79.7
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
237
219.78
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2093
228.91
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
204.02
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1766
193.15
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
75.12
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681
74.48
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
782
85.53
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
146.52
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
130.7
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94.74
87.85
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687.36
75.18
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.97
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
30.6
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
76.23
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.48
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.64
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1339
146.45
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.4
129.4
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.48
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.8
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
84
9.19
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.64
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.47
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.36
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.64
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
10.83
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
50.51
50.51

Fielding Stats for Johnny Smith and Gorman Thomas

Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.14
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167
1.1
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.04
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
1
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3915
27
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28722
27
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
9
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9574
9
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.8
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
2.78
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.05
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.08
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3061
2.88
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.99
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3010
2.83
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.752
1.752
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.579
2.579
Johnny Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.52
91.52
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0