How Ozzie Smith's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Ozzie Smith totaled 1,072 career Walks, well above the league average of 164.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks season came in 1987, posting 89, well above the league average of 19.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 17, near the league average of 17.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 43 in 1993 to 17 in 1995 and 25 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 17 to 89 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ozzie Smith Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Ozzie Smith Walks Per Season

Ozzie Smith's Walks 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 Walks per season line chart

Ozzie Smith Walks by Team

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

Ozzie Smith Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Ozzie Smith's career Walks, 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 Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Ozzie Smith Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ozzie Smith's seasonal Walks 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 Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ozzie Smith Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ozzie Smith's MLB career with Walks 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 Walks season-by-season breakdown table