Willie Smith vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Smith holds a real edge over Lane Thomas in this comparison. Willie Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 89), batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 101), and slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 104). Lane Thomas held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 83 vs 48). The edge belongs to Willie Smith.

Hitting Stats for Willie Smith and Lane Thomas

Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
601
160.41
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1654
553.18
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2023
539.95
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410
137.12
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
93.65
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
21.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.02
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
15.38
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
43.48
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
197.11
65.92
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
653
218.39
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
185.23
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
75.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
70.57
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
336
112.37
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
123.31
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
198.74
66.47
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269.5
71.93
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
107
35.79
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.53
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
94.98
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.32
6.32
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.02
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
8.36
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.01
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.69
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.35
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
12.04
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Willie Smith and Lane Thomas

Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.28
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.19
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
2.27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.17
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.29
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
3.24
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.4
98.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.534
2.534
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.18
79.18
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.18
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Willie Smith and Lane Thomas

Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.28
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.51
25.51
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.85
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.54
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.75
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
38.07
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.84
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
34.38
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54