Homer Smoot vs. Gary Ward — Career Comparison

Homer Smoot
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Gary Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Homer Smoot and Gary Ward 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+ 104 for Homer Smoot, 104 for Gary Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Gary Ward, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Homer Smoot and Gary Ward

Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
680
141.13
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1287
157.85
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
2891
600
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4892
600
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
2635
546.87
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4479
549.35
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
763
158.35
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
151.59
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
601
124.73
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869
106.58
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
102
21.17
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
24.04
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
9.34
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.03
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.11
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
15.94
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
162
33.62
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
45.01
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
357.64
74.23
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.79
74.55
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
207.54
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1904
233.52
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
946
196.33
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1600
196.24
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
308
63.92
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
72.85
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
269
55.83
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
73.22
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
562
116.64
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1061
130.13
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400.1
83.04
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628.31
77.06
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.06
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.59
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
149
30.92
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
43.05
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.43
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
62.26
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
775
95.05
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
9.64
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
6.31
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.15
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.72
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.29
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
152
18.64
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
17.43
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
83
10.18
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.68
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
17.43
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
13.86
Homer Smoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73.45
73.45

Fielding Stats for Homer Smoot and Gary Ward

Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
1.03
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
1.1
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
0.64
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.02
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
17754
27
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28120
27
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5918
9
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9373.1
9
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
2.07
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
2.67
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.12
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.1
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.11
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1515
2.3
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2929
2.81
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1444
2.2
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
2.77
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.509
2.509
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.17
92.17
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Smoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0