How Ozzie Smith's Plate Appearances per Strikeout Compares to Similar Players
Ozzie Smith posted a career Plate Appearances per Strikeout of 18.3, well above the league average of 7.35 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances per Strikeout season came in 1993, posting 33.5, well above the league average of 6.71 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 13.7, well above the league average of 8.07 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 33.5 in 1993 to 15.17 in 1995 and 29.0 in 1996. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances per Strikeout profile — ranging from 13.7 to 33.5 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Ozzie Smith Lifetime Plate Appearances per Strikeout
Stats similar to Plate Appearances per Strikeout for Ozzie Smith
| Ozzie Smith
Plate Appearances per Strikeout |
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| Career | 18.3 |
| Season Avg. | 18.3 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 18.3 |
| More Info | See More |
Ozzie Smith Plate Appearances per Strikeout Per Season
Ozzie Smith's Plate Appearances per Strikeout 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 per Strikeout by Team
Ozzie Smith's career Plate Appearances per Strikeout totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ozzie Smith Plate Appearances per Strikeout Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ozzie Smith's career Plate Appearances per Strikeout shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ozzie Smith Plate Appearances per Strikeout Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ozzie Smith's seasonal Plate Appearances per Strikeout 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 per Strikeout — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ozzie Smith's MLB career with Plate Appearances per Strikeout 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.
