How Ozzie Smith's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Ozzie Smith totaled 12,905 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,199.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1980, posting 933, well above the league average of 197.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 196, well above the league average of 145.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 721 in 1993 to 196 in 1995 and 260 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 196 to 933 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ozzie Smith Lifetime Total Chances

Stats similar to Total Chances for Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith
Total Chances
Career12905
Season Avg.679.21
162 Game Avg.832.58
More InfoSee More

Ozzie Smith Total Chances Per Season

Ozzie Smith's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Ozzie Smith Total Chances by Team

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

Ozzie Smith Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

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

Ozzie Smith Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ozzie Smith Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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