Ray Barker vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Ray Barker
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ray Barker and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .654) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .295). Ray Barker had the advantage in slugging (.358 vs .328). 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 Ray Barker and Ozzie Smith

Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
323.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
356
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
535.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
68
114.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
42
70.79
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
43.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
35.81
60.35
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
192.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
168.54
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
57.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
74.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
114.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
33.41
56.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
29
48.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
128.09
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.74
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Ray Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Ray Barker and Ozzie Smith

Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
698.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
8.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
9.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
9.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Ray Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.813
5.813
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.44
48.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0