When Smith hit .341, as a rookie, he was just getting started. He hit .439 while with Brooklyn in 1927. Then while with the New York Lincoln Giants, Smith hit .464 (with 23 homers) in 1929 and a .468 mark in 1930.
Smith's sizzling stick was rarely stifled. Against Major League competition, he batted .405, and hit a homer in his first-ever at-bat.
Barry Bonds may pass him in home runs, but Bonds is no [link|http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/h/ha/hank_aaron.html|Hank Aaron] - one of the last Negro League players to enter the Majors. E.g. [link|http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bondsba01.shtml|Bonds] has 5556 total bases while Aaron has 6856.
Cheers,
Scott.