Red Smith vs. Bobby Wallace — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstop

Red Smith and Bobby Wallace are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Red Smith, 108 for Bobby Wallace), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Red Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Red Smith and Bobby Wallace

Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1117
148.37
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2383
148.75
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4517
600
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9612
600
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3907
518.97
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8618
537.95
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
144.39
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
144.13
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
803
106.66
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1741
108.68
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
27.63
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
24.41
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
49
6.51
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.93
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.59
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.12
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
37.72
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
35.46
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
579.71
77
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116.82
69.71
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1474
195.79
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3088
192.76
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1541
204.69
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3130
195.38
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
477
63.36
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
65.98
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
514
68.28
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1121
69.98
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
964
128.05
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2144
133.83
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624.55
82.96
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227.8
76.64
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.52
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.93
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
55.79
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
48.31
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
55.13
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
34.96
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10.88
10.88
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.16
17.16
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
20.72
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
10.8
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
15.54
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
12.55
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.66
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
0.62
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
16.21
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
13.17
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.9
95.9
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
95.26
95.26

Fielding Stats for Red Smith and Bobby Wallace

Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2368
1.21
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
0.49
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52767
27
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17589
9
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4918
2.52
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7465
3.82
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
0.42
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3694
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13197
6.75
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3448
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12383
6.34
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.34
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.229
5.229
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Bobby Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
0.37
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0