Buddy Bell vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Buddy Bell
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Buddy Bell holds a real edge over Ozzie Smith in this comparison. Buddy Bell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 117 vs 17), slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 93), and batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 110). Ozzie Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 271 vs 167). The edge belongs to Buddy Bell.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Bell and Ozzie Smith

Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2405
144.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
10009
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8995
539.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2514
150.7
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1832
109.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
25.48
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
56
3.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
12.05
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
40.88
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1213.99
72.77
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3654
219.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3388
203.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1151
69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
66.3
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2056
123.25
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.83
77.08
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.28
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
836
50.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
5.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
776
46.52
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
12.9
12.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
1.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
60
3.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.8
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
255
15.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
134
8.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
41.04
41.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bell and Ozzie Smith

Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
1.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2315
1.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
61133
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20377.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2196
0.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5009
2.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.12
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7467
3.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7205
3.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.036
3.036
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0