Harry Bright vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Harry Bright
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Harry Bright and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Bright posted stronger numbers in OPS (.726 vs .671) and slugging (.416 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .310). By the career numbers, Harry Bright had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Bright and Ozzie Smith

Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
219.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
919
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
839
547.77
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
139.72
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
147
95.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
31
20.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
20.89
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
43.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.1
69.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
227.86
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
282
184.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
99
64.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
82.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
126.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108.61
70.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
65
42.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
86.83
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
6.91
6.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
15.67
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Harry Bright and Ozzie Smith

Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1701.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
6.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
7.52
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
7.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.424
6.424
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0