Seth Smith vs. Jim Williams — Career Comparison

Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRight FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Seth Smith and Jim Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Seth Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .774) and slugging (.446 vs .420). Jim Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.355 vs .349). By the career numbers, Seth 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 Seth Smith and Jim Williams

Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
400
147.51
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1627
600
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1494
550.95
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
171.11
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
126.49
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
32.92
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
33.93
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
4.56
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.79
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
121
44.62
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568.03
83.47
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232.32
85.67
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
627
231.22
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
209.1
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
77.15
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
84.82
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
94.78
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
174.8
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.79
93.96
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.43
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
91
33.56
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
1627
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
91
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
10.69
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.37
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75
11.02
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
18.81
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.03
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.37
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
19.18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75.86
75.86
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.08
98.08

Fielding Stats for Seth Smith and Jim Williams

Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
1.12
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
1.05
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.09
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
1.94
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
1.93
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.2
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
2.22
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.13
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.87
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.908
1.908
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0