How Ozzie Smith's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players

Ozzie Smith totaled 79 career Intentional Walks, well above the league average of 10.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Intentional Walks season came in 1986, posting 13, well above the league average of 2.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 0, well below the league average of 2.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 1 in 1993 to 0 in 1995 and 0 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 13 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ozzie Smith Lifetime Intentional Walks

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Ozzie Smith Intentional Walks Per Season

Ozzie Smith's Intentional 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 Intentional Walks per season line chart

Ozzie Smith Intentional Walks by Team

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

Ozzie Smith Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression

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

Ozzie Smith Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ozzie Smith Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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