Fred Lynn vs Reggie Smith

Fred Lynn Reggie Smith

Fred Lynn and Reggie Smith compared on their MLB careers: Fred Lynn played 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990, Reggie Smith 17 seasons, 1966 to 1982. Fred Lynn has .283 batting average to Reggie Smith's .287. Reggie Smith won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Fred Lynn and Reggie Smith career totals

1,969	GP	1,987
6,925	AB	7,033
1,063	R	1,123
1,960	H	2,020
306	HR	314
1,111	RBI	1,092
72	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?

Fred Lynn and Reggie Smith postseason

15	GP	32
54	AB	107
8	R	17
22	H	25
2	HR	6
13	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.1	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Fred Lynn and Reggie Smith all-time places

159th (306)	Home runs	149th (314)
192nd (1,111)	RBI	201st (1,092)
—	Hits	278th (2,020)

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

Fred Lynn: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×4, AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year
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.

Fred Lynn and Reggie Smith season by season

1st	1974	.419	2	10	1966	.154	0	0
2nd	1975	.331	21	105	1967	.246	15	61
3rd	1976	.314	10	65	1968	.265	15	69
4th	1977	.260	18	76	1969	.309	25	93
5th	1978	.298	22	82	1970	.303	22	74
6th	1979	.333	39	122	1971	.283	30	96
7th	1980	.301	12	61	1972	.270	21	74
8th	1981	.219	5	31	1973	.303	21	69
9th	1982	.299	21	86	1974	.309	23	100
10th	1983	.272	22	74	1975	.302	19	76
11th	1984	.271	23	79	1976	.253	18	49
12th	1985	.263	23	68	1977	.307	32	87
13th	1986	.287	23	67	1978	.295	29	93
14th	1987	.253	23	60	1979	.274	10	32
15th	1988	.246	25	56	1980	.322	15	55
16th	1989	.241	11	46	1981	.200	1	8
17th	1990	.240	6	23	1982	.284	18	56

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


15	GP	32
54	AB	107
8	R	17
22	H	25
2	HR	6
13	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.1	OPS	0.7


15	GP	32
54	AB	107
8	R	17
22	H	25
2	HR	6
13	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.1	OPS	0.7


15	GP	32
54	AB	107
8	R	17
22	H	25
2	HR	6
13	RBI	17
0	SB	1
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.5	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.4
1.1	OPS	0.7