Tommy Brown vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Tommy Brown
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueShortstop
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Brown and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .647) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .292). Tommy Brown had the advantage in slugging (.355 vs .328). By the career numbers, Ozzie Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Brown and Ozzie Smith

Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494
214.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1384
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1280
554.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
309
133.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
232
100.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
39
16.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.44
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
33.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
129.42
56.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
197.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
400
173.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
151
65.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
68.93
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
120.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
135.12
58.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
85
36.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
61.56
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9.75
9.75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
16.91
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.77
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Tommy Brown and Ozzie Smith

Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2511
1.04
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65357
27
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21785.2
9
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Tommy Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.579
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0