Billy Bates vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Bates
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Billy Bates. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .335) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .189). 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 Billy Bates and Ozzie Smith

Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
322.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
533.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.56
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
27.78
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
23.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3084
171.68
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
44.15
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
144.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
8.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Billy Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Billy Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
32.29
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
8.24
Billy Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
40.53
Billy Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.89
88.89
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Billy Bates and Ozzie Smith

Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Billy Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
5.55
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.727
3.727
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0