Seth Smith vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Seth Smith and Josh Willingham 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+ 106 for Seth Smith, 110 for Josh Willingham), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Josh Willingham, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Seth Smith and Josh Willingham

Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3582
526.38
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
934
137.25
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
81.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
216
28.08
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
18.52
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
55.38
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
568.03
83.47
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1598
234.83
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1403
206.17
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
562.98
82.73
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
5.58
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
431
63.34
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797
117.12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.29
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75.86
75.86
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Seth Smith and Josh Willingham

Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
1.05
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
1.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
1.94
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.03
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509
2.01
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
1.99
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.793
1.793
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0