Seth Smith vs. Dick Wakefield — Career Comparison

Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Dick Wakefield
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dick Wakefield comes out clearly ahead of Seth Smith across most offensive categories. Dick Wakefield led in home run production (HR/PA+ 184 vs 124), walk rate (BB%+ 150 vs 127), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 106). Seth Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 83). Dick Wakefield was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Seth Smith and Dick Wakefield

Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
638
152.81
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2505
600
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3582
526.38
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2132
510.66
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
625
149.7
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
104.91
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
24.43
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.56
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.95
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
56
13.41
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
187
44.79
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568.03
83.47
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383.77
91.92
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
953
228.26
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
988
236.65
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
77.15
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
80
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
75.45
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
142.04
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.12
96.08
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.72
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
63.34
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
86.23
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
64.67
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.4
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
11.98
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.23
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.07
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.47
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
37.04
37.04

Fielding Stats for Seth Smith and Dick Wakefield

Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20270
27
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6756.2
9
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
1.94
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509
2.01
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
1.99
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.655
1.655
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.122
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.15
87.15
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Dick Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0