Matt Beaty vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Beaty
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueUnknown
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Matt Beaty and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Beaty posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .671) and slugging (.394 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .325). By the career numbers, Matt Beaty had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Beaty and Ozzie Smith

Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
257.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607
539.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
150
133.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
100
88.89
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
44.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.81
70.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
212.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
218
193.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
82.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
85.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
152
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79.54
70.7
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
47
41.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
100.44
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.22
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Matt Beaty and Ozzie Smith

Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3451
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
4.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
4.89
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Matt Beaty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.141
3.141
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.83
65.83
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beaty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0