Seth Smith vs. Bob Watson — Career Comparison

Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bob Watson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Watson comes out clearly ahead of Seth Smith across most offensive categories. Bob Watson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 124), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 103), and contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 105). Seth Smith held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 127 vs 105). Bob Watson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Seth Smith and Bob Watson

Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1832
157.89
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6962
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6185
533.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1826
157.37
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1294
111.52
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
26.46
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.53
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
15.86
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
45.85
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
568.03
83.47
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995.86
85.83
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1598
234.83
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2767
238.47
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2527
217.78
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802
69.12
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989
85.23
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
138.49
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1033.08
89.03
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.14
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
56.28
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.85
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.45
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
68.6
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.95
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.6
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
173
14.91
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.23
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.41
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.74
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Seth Smith and Bob Watson

Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1668
1.13
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
1.05
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
1.06
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40030
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13343.1
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9848
6.64
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
0.46
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.07
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10637
7.17
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10527
7.1
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.97
98.97
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.311
6.311
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
0.52
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0