Billy Bryan vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Bryan
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Billy Bryan and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Bryan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .671) and slugging (.395 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .292). By the career numbers, Billy Bryan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Bryan and Ozzie Smith

Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
209.72
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
968
542.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
209
117.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
127
71.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
17.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.99
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
45.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117.63
65.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
214.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
303
169.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
86
48.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
70.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
170
95.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
110.31
61.86
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
91
51.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
158.69
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.85
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Billy Bryan and Ozzie Smith

Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6512
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1498
6.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
6.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.757
5.757
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.43
86.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.19
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0