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Jim Smith (4-6 across 10 tracked bouts) and Stanley Ketchel (51-7-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Jim Smith vs Stanley Ketchel — record, stats and common opponents compared

KINGDOM OF DENMARK

Jim Smith

Tracked record

4–6

10 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Stanley Ketchel

51–7–3

62 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Stanley Ketchel leads 1–0

The Numbers

4-6
Record
51-7-3 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

40%
Win %
86.1% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
46 (edge)
KO rate
90.2%
25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
90% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4
Times stopped
3 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
1
Bouts per year
8.7 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

10
Bouts tracked
62

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′9″ (175 cm)
Reach
70″ (178 cm)
159
Age
139
Kingdom of Denmark
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jim Smith · 4 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
2
Other
1

Stanley Ketchel · 51 wins

KO/TKO
46
Decision
3
Other
2

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (10 and 62 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Jim Smith

    LTKO R5 · Aug 1911

    Sam Langford

    Stanley Ketchel

    LNWS · Apr 1910
  • Jim Smith

    WDQ R2 · May 1909

    Frank Klaus

    Stanley Ketchel

    LNWS · Mar 1910

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Jim Smith

WLLLL

W1 streak · last fought Sep 15, 1918

Stanley Ketchel

WWWLL

W3 streak · last fought Jun 10, 1910

Common Questions

Have Jim Smith and Stanley Ketchel ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Smith and Stanley Ketchel met once on June 10, 1910, and Stanley Ketchel won by KO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Jim Smith or Stanley Ketchel?
Jim Smith is 4-6 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Stanley Ketchel is 51-7-3. Stanley Ketchel has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jim Smith or Stanley Ketchel?
Jim Smith has 1 knockout win and Stanley Ketchel has 46. Stanley Ketchel has more.
Do Jim Smith and Stanley Ketchel have any common opponents?
Jim Smith and Stanley Ketchel share 2 common opponents: Sam Langford and Frank Klaus. Jim Smith fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jim Smith and Stanley Ketchel?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Jim Smith and 62 bouts tracked for Stanley Ketchel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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