Skip Avery vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Skip Avery posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Skip Avery posted stronger numbers in OPS (3.000 vs .671) and on-base percentage (1.000 vs .342). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in home run production (28 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Skip Avery had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Skip Avery and Ozzie Smith

Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.56
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
44.15
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Skip Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Skip Avery and Ozzie Smith

Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2511
1.04
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65357
27
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21785.2
9
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Skip Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0