Patsy Dougherty vs. Jack Smith

[Cowtipper]

We're playing the "who is better than his most similar comp" game.

My starting point was Tommy Dowd, the guy with the lowest WAR among all batters with at least 5,000 plate appearances. I hope to work my way up to *somebody* vs. Babe Ruth. That'd be cool.

Which of these two players would you like to build your franchise around?

Dougherty:

1233 G
5109 PA
4558 AB
678 R
1294 H
138 2B
78 3B
17 HR
413 RBI
261 SB
378 BB
458 K
.284 BA
.346 OBP
.360 SLG
.705 OPS
117 OPS+
1639 TB
54 HBP
119 SH
22.6 WAR

Smith:

1406 G
5030 PA
4532 AB
783 R
1301 H
182 2B
71 3B
40 HR
382 RBI
228 SB
>= 67 CS
334 BB
348 K
.287 BA
.339 OBP
.385 SLG
.724 OPS
103 OPS+
1745 TB
22 HBP
138 SH
13.5 WAR

If Dougherty wins, he will face his seventh-most similar comp. If Bigbee wins, he will face his most similar comp.

Past face-offs (winner in bold):

Tommy Dowd vs. Ned Hanlon (as a player)
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Joe Hornung
Ned Hanlon (as a player) vs. Curt Welch
Curt Welch vs. Blondie Purcell
Curt Welch vs. Bob Bescher
Curt Welch vs. George Pinkney
Curt Welch vs. Joe Hornung
Curt Welch vs. Rube Oldring
Curt Welch vs. Solly Hofman
Curt Welch vs. Tom York
Curt Welch vs. George Case
Curt Welch vs. Tommy Dowd
Curt Welch vs. Charlie Hemphill
Curt Welch vs. George Browne
Curt Welch vs. Jack McCarthy
Curt Welch vs. Shad Barry
Curt Welch vs. Patsy Dougherty
Patsy Dougherty vs. Carson Bigbee

[PVNICK]

I'm actually not even certain who Jack Smith is. I'm thinking he was an OF with the Cardinals somewhere between WWI and 1930.

[Cowtipper]

I gave consideration to Smith as some of his counting numbers are significantly better than Dougherty's. However, I chose Dougherty once again.