Willie Smith vs. Phil Williams — Career Comparison

Willie Smith
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Phil Williams
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Smith and Phil Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .629) and slugging (.395 vs .302). Phil Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .302). By the career numbers, Willie 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 Willie Smith and Phil Williams

Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
231.1
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1794
600
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1654
553.18
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
578.18
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
137.12
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
93.65
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.07
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.02
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
15.38
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.48
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.11
65.92
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.02
54.74
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
218.39
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
175.92
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
57.19
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
70.57
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
112.37
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198.74
66.47
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
73.49
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
35.79
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
284
94.98
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.32
6.32
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.01
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.02
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
8.36
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.69
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.04
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Smith and Phil Williams

Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.28
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.15
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.01
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.07
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.17
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184
3.29
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.51
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
3.24
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.15
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.534
2.534
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.18
79.18
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.18
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0