Brian Banks vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Brian Banks
Gen XArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueUnknown
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Brian Banks and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Banks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .671) and slugging (.376 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .337). By the career numbers, Brian Banks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Banks and Ozzie Smith

Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
287.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
569
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
495
521.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
122
128.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
87
91.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
19
20.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.53
70.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
196.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
186
196.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
65
68.54
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
122.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.67
71.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
136.03
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
4.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.38
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Brian Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Brian Banks and Ozzie Smith

Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.89
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2872
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
957.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
5.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
5.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
5.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.343
3.343
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0