Brian Buchanan vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Brian Buchanan
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Brian Buchanan posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Brian Buchanan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.770 vs .671) and slugging (.439 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .330). By the career numbers, Brian Buchanan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Buchanan and Ozzie Smith

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
242.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
857
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
767
536.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
138.62
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
88.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
25.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.4
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
50.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.54
77.39
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
235.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
196.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
73.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
72.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
123.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.77
76.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
73
51.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
147.02
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
14.7
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56.25
56.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Brian Buchanan and Ozzie Smith

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3835
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
3.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
3.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.244
2.244
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.95
69.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0