How Ozzie Smith's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Ozzie Smith totaled 2,460 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1987, posting 182, well above the league average of 51.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 31, well below the league average of 47.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 157 in 1993 to 31 in 1995 and 64 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 31 to 182 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Ozzie Smith Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Ozzie Smith
| Ozzie Smith
Hits | Ozzie Smith
Extra Base Hits | Ozzie Smith
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 2460 | 499 | 0.203 |
| Season Avg. | 129.47 | 26.26 | 0.203 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 154.89 | 31.42 | 0.203 |
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Ozzie Smith Hits Per Season
Ozzie Smith's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Ozzie Smith's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ozzie Smith Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Ozzie Smith's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ozzie Smith's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ozzie Smith's MLB career with Hits 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.
