Danny Ardoin vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Danny Ardoin
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueCatcher
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ozzie Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Danny Ardoin. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .609) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .302). Danny Ardoin had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ozzie Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Danny Ardoin and Ozzie Smith

Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
202.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
488
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
423
520.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
87
106.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
61
75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
20.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
40.55
49.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
130
159.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3084
171.68
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
142
174.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
61.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
35
43.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
44.15
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
77
94.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
39.3
48.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
42
51.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
152.46
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.98
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Danny Ardoin and Ozzie Smith

Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3545
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
6.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
7.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
7.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.079
6.079
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Ardoin
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Ardoin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.28
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0