How Ozzie Smith's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players
Ozzie Smith posted a career Range Factor of 5.03, well above the league average of 3.19 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 1982, posting 5.86, well above the league average of 3.23 that year. The lowest point came in 1991 at 4.21, well above the league average of 3.01 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.24 in 1993 to 4.61 in 1995 and 4.85 in 1996. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Range Factor producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 18 seasons.
Ozzie Smith Lifetime Range Factor
Stats similar to Range Factor for Ozzie Smith
| Ozzie Smith
Range Factor |
|---|
| Career | 5.028 |
| Season Avg. | 5.028 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.028 |
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Ozzie Smith Range Factor Per Season
Ozzie Smith's Range Factor 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 Range Factor by Team
Ozzie Smith's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ozzie Smith Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ozzie Smith's career Range Factor 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 Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ozzie Smith's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ozzie Smith's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
