Mance Smith vs. Bobby Valentine — Career Comparison

Mance Smith
Greatest GenerationThrows RightBats RightKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Bobby Valentine
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Bobby Valentine posted the stronger offensive profile against Mance Smith. Bobby Valentine posted stronger numbers in OPS (.643 vs .473) and on-base percentage (.317 vs .256). By the career numbers, Bobby Valentine had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mance Smith and Bobby Valentine

Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
171.43
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
200.84
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
600
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
547.62
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1698
533.68
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
104.76
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
138.61
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
113.46
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
18.54
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.83
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.77
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
25.14
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
33.36
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170.2
53.5
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
119.05
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
174.12
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
152.38
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
185.44
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
55.32
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
49.35
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
100.89
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
37.97
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191.58
60.21
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.83
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.86
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
44
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.57
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
134
42.12
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.25
14.25
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.49
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
49
15.4
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.49
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.29
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
14.77
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Mance Smith and Bobby Valentine

Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.33
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.03
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.01
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10954
27
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3651.1
9
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.89
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
2.07
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
2.05
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.18
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.04
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
4.3
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.98
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
4.11
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.56
75.56
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.32
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0