Lonnie Smith vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lonnie Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Thomas. Lonnie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.793 vs .701) and on-base percentage (.373 vs .326). 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 Dave Thomas

Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
162.6
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
518
143.89
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5170
521.17
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1951
541.94
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488
150
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
522
145
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
106.75
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
382
106.11
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
27.52
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
92
25.56
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
5.85
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.88
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.83
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
43.25
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
140
38.89
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877.91
88.5
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
251.04
69.73
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2171
218.85
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
731
203.06
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
692
192.22
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
285
79.17
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
66.39
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1344
135.48
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
139.72
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892.62
89.98
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
277.16
76.99
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
62.8
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
152
42.22
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.92
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
849
85.58
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.12
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.83
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.96
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
72.55
72.55
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lonnie Smith and Dave Thomas

Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.07
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
2.04
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.47
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.08
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.23
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.55
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0