Bob Brower vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Brower
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bob Brower and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Brower posted stronger numbers in OPS (.698 vs .671) and slugging (.376 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .322). By the career numbers, Bob Brower had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Brower and Ozzie Smith

Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
230.28
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
667
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
523.54
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
141
126.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
100
89.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
21
18.89
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.7
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
36.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74.6
67.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
197
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
210
188.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
93.55
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
53.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
132.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
75.03
67.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
62.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
106.15
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
5.65
5.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.1
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
29
26.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
8.24
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
41.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
40.53
Bob Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
63.04
63.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Brower and Ozzie Smith

Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4118
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.35
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Bob Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
2.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
2.39
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.81
96.81
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.57
69.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0