Otis Brannan vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Otis Brannan
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Otis Brannan and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Otis Brannan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .671) and slugging (.358 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .334). By the career numbers, Otis Brannan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otis Brannan and Ozzie Smith

Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
151.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
627
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
534
511
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
133
127.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
95.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
67.06
64.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
182.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
201
192.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
72
68.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
70.81
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
129.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73.4
70.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.83
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
61.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.01
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.26
27.26
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18.3
18.3
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
8.24
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Otis Brannan and Ozzie Smith

Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2511
1.04
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65357
27
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21785.2
9
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.091
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0