Lenny Dykstra vs Lonnie Smith

Lenny DykstraLonnie Smith

Lenny Dykstra and Lonnie Smith compared on their MLB careers: Lenny Dykstra played 12 seasons, 1985 to 1996, Lonnie Smith 17 seasons, 1978 to 1994. Lenny Dykstra has .285 batting average to Lonnie Smith's .288. Lenny Dykstra won 1 title, Lonnie Smith won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lenny Dykstra and Lonnie Smith career totals
1,278GP1,613
4,559AB5,170
802R909
1,298H1,488
81HR98
404RBI533
285SB370
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Lenny Dykstra and Lonnie Smith postseason
32GP63
112AB205
27R28
36H57
10HR4
19RBI17
5SB9
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.7SLG0.4
1.1OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Lenny Dykstra and Lonnie Smith all-time places
Lenny DykstraAll-time rankLonnie Smith
183rd (285)Stolen bases93rd (370)

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

  • Lenny Dykstra: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger
  • Lonnie Smith: 3 championships; none on file

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.

Lenny Dykstra and Lonnie Smith season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1985.2541191978.00000
2nd1986.2958451979.16703
3rd1987.28510431980.339320
4th1988.2708331981.324211
5th1989.2377321982.307869
6th1990.3259601983.321845
7th1991.2973121984.250649
8th1992.3016391985.257648
9th1993.30519661986.287844
10th1994.2735241987.25138
11th1995.2642181988.23739
12th1996.2613131989.3152179
13th————1990.305942
14th————1991.275744
15th————1992.247633
16th————1993.278827
17th————1994.20302

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI