John Buck vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ozzie Smith holds a real edge over John Buck in this comparison. Ozzie Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 271 vs 77), walk rate (BB%+ 123 vs 86), and batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 91). John Buck held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 17). The edge belongs to Ozzie Smith.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Ozzie Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Ozzie Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
1.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
95.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0