Bruce Aven vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Bruce Aven
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bruce Aven posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Bruce Aven posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .671) and slugging (.432 vs .328). By the career numbers, Bruce Aven had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bruce Aven and Ozzie Smith

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
227.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
534.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
145.83
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
111
97.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
48.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.96
79.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
231.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
205.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
74.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
90.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
147.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.52
82.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.66
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
57
50.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
118.59
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.54
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Bruce Aven and Ozzie Smith

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3498
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.61
69.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0