James Brown vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

James Brown
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Brown and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. James Brown posted a career OPS of .644 against Ozzie Smith's .671. On the surface stats, James Brown and Ozzie Smith are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for James Brown and Ozzie Smith

James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
186.89
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
244
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
560.66
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
145.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
42
103.28
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
24.29
59.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
196.72
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
70
172.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
71.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
120.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
26.84
65.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.92
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18.3
18.3
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
James Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for James Brown and Ozzie Smith

James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
James Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.39
76.39
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0