Lonnie Smith vs. Matt Thaiss — Career Comparison

Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Matt Thaiss
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lonnie Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Thaiss. Lonnie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.793 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.373 vs .321). Matt Thaiss had the advantage in home run production (23 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lonnie Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lonnie Smith and Matt Thaiss

Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1613
162.6
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
190.43
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
961
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5170
521.17
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
819
511.34
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488
150
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
172
107.39
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
106.75
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
119
74.3
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
27.52
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.11
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.85
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
9.88
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.36
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
43.25
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
53
33.09
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877.91
88.5
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.62
60.95
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2171
218.85
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
307
191.68
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
92
57.44
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
59.31
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344
135.48
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
164
102.39
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892.62
89.98
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.34
60.78
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.62
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
62.8
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
78.67
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.92
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
849
85.58
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.75
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.96
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
9.37
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.37
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.99
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
72.55
72.55
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Lonnie Smith and Matt Thaiss

Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
1.16
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.27
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.01
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5871
27
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2388
2.04
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
7.28
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.52
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.08
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
7.91
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.8
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.119
6.119
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.22
93.22
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.06
79.06
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.49
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11