Ken Smith vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

Ken Smith
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueUnknown
Ernie Whitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ken Smith and Ernie Whitt are closely matched on the surface stats. Ernie Whitt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .706) and slugging (.410 vs .357). Ken Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .331). By the career numbers, Ernie Whitt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ken Smith and Ernie Whitt

Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
790.48
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
186.56
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
533.33
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3774
530.18
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
131.77
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
114.29
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
86.12
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
24.72
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.11
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.82
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
45.66
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
73.67
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512.62
72.01
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
190.48
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546
217.19
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
209.52
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
193.58
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
62.8
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.62
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
75.02
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
114.29
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
847
118.99
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
79.29
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512.99
72.07
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.56
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
61.25
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.04
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
68.98
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
8.7
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.81
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.2
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.63
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.65
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Ken Smith and Ernie Whitt

Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.13
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246
1.19
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
1.01
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.62
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6091
5.83
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
0.48
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.06
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.89
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6647
6.36
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.89
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6588
6.31
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.154
2.154
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.287
5.287
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.27
84.27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.48
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33