Ed Beecher vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Beecher
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueLeft Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ed Beecher posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Ed Beecher posted stronger numbers in OPS (.685 vs .671) and slugging (.363 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .322). By the career numbers, Ed Beecher had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Beecher and Ozzie Smith

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
283
133.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2573
143.24
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1276
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
559.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
152.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
117.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
24.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
35.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152.27
71.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
203.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
411
193.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
148
69.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
83.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
149.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167.8
78.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
71
33.39
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
22.57
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
26.58
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18.3
18.3
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.48
1.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
49
23.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
49
23.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Beecher and Ozzie Smith

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2511
1.04
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7527
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.83
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
2.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.67
84.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.004
2.004
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0