Don Blasingame vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Don Blasingame
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ozzie Smith comes out clearly ahead of Don Blasingame across most offensive categories. Ozzie Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 271 vs 176), batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 102), and slugging (SLG+ 93 vs 85). Don Blasingame held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 20 vs 17). Ozzie Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Ozzie Smith

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1444
145.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5296
535.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1366
138.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1105
111.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
178
17.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
261
26.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
27.78
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
603.61
60.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
174.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1933
195.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
731
73.86
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
44.15
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
671.52
67.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
552
55.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
46.68
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12.85
12.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
1.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
105
10.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
60
6.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
165
16.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Ozzie Smith

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
1.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3160
2.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3696
2.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.12
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
5.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6856
5.39
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.019
5.019
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.14
94.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0