How Ozzie Smith's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Ozzie Smith totaled 8,375 career Assists, well above the league average of 329.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1980, posting 621, well above the league average of 56.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 129, well above the league average of 39.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 451 in 1993 to 129 in 1995 and 162 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 129 to 621 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ozzie Smith Lifetime Assists

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Ozzie Smith
Assists
Career8375
Season Avg.440.79
162 Game Avg.540.32
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Ozzie Smith Assists Per Season

Ozzie Smith's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ozzie Smith Assists per season line chart

Ozzie Smith Assists by Team

Ozzie Smith's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ozzie Smith career Assists by team bar chart

Ozzie Smith Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Ozzie Smith's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ozzie Smith Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Ozzie Smith Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ozzie Smith's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ozzie Smith Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ozzie Smith Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ozzie Smith's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ozzie Smith Assists season-by-season breakdown table