Carl Yastrzemski vs Reggie Smith

Carl Yastrzemski Reggie Smith

Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith compared on their MLB careers: Carl Yastrzemski played 23 seasons, 1961 to 1983, Reggie Smith 17 seasons, 1966 to 1982. Carl Yastrzemski has .285 batting average to Reggie Smith's .287. Reggie Smith won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith career totals

3,308	GP	1,987
11,988	AB	7,033
1,816	R	1,123
3,419	H	2,020
452	HR	314
1,844	RBI	1,092
168	SB	137
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith postseason

17	GP	32
65	AB	107
15	R	17
24	H	25
4	HR	6
11	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.0	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith all-time places

41st (452)	Home runs	149th (314)
8th (3,419)	Hits	278th (2,020)
13th (1,844)	RBI	201st (1,092)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Carl Yastrzemski: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×7, AL MVP
Reggie Smith: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith season by season

1st	1961	.266	11	80	1966	.154	0	0
2nd	1962	.296	19	94	1967	.246	15	61
3rd	1963	.321	14	68	1968	.265	15	69
4th	1964	.289	15	67	1969	.309	25	93
5th	1965	.312	20	72	1970	.303	22	74
6th	1966	.278	16	80	1971	.283	30	96
7th	1967	.326	44	121	1972	.270	21	74
8th	1968	.301	23	74	1973	.303	21	69
9th	1969	.255	40	111	1974	.309	23	100
10th	1970	.329	40	102	1975	.302	19	76
11th	1971	.254	15	70	1976	.253	18	49
12th	1972	.264	12	68	1977	.307	32	87
13th	1973	.296	19	95	1978	.295	29	93
14th	1974	.301	15	79	1979	.274	10	32
15th	1975	.269	14	60	1980	.322	15	55
16th	1976	.267	21	102	1981	.200	1	8
17th	1977	.296	28	102	1982	.284	18	56
18th	1978	.277	17	81	—	—	—	—
19th	1979	.270	21	87	—	—	—	—
20th	1980	.275	15	50	—	—	—	—
21st	1981	.246	7	53	—	—	—	—
22nd	1982	.275	16	72	—	—	—	—
23rd	1983	.266	10	56	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


17	GP	32
65	AB	107
15	R	17
24	H	25
4	HR	6
11	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.0	OPS	0.7


17	GP	32
65	AB	107
15	R	17
24	H	25
4	HR	6
11	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.0	OPS	0.7


17	GP	32
65	AB	107
15	R	17
24	H	25
4	HR	6
11	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.0	OPS	0.7