How Ozzie Smith's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Ozzie Smith totaled 10,778 career Plate Appearances, well above the league average of 2,004.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1980, posting 712, well above the league average of 226.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 182, near the league average of 200.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 603 in 1993 to 182 in 1995 and 261 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 18 seasons.
Ozzie Smith Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Ozzie Smith
| Ozzie Smith
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 10778 |
| Season Avg. | 567.26 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 678.6 |
| More Info | See More |
Ozzie Smith Plate Appearances Per Season
Ozzie Smith's Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances by Team
Ozzie Smith's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ozzie Smith Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Ozzie Smith's career Plate Appearances, 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 Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ozzie Smith's seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ozzie Smith's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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.
