How Ozzie Smith's Putouts Compares to Similar Players

Ozzie Smith totaled 4,249 career Putouts, well above the league average of 840.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Putouts season came in 1983, posting 304, well above the league average of 125.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 60, well below the league average of 103.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Putouts total went from 251 in 1993 to 60 in 1995 and 90 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Putouts profile — ranging from 60 to 304 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ozzie Smith Lifetime Putouts

Stats similar to Putouts for Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith
Putouts
Career4249
Season Avg.223.63
162 Game Avg.274.13
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Ozzie Smith Putouts Per Season

Ozzie Smith's Putouts 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 Putouts per season line chart

Ozzie Smith Putouts by Team

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

Ozzie Smith Cumulative Putouts — Career Progression

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

Ozzie Smith Putouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ozzie Smith Putouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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