Herbert Buster vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Herbert Buster
Greatest GenerationLouisianaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Herbert Buster posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Herbert Buster posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.889 vs .671) and on-base percentage (.667 vs .342). By the career numbers, Herbert Buster had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Herbert Buster and Ozzie Smith

Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2573
143.24
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.889
1.889
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
400
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
321.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
733.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
400
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.222
1.222
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.889
1.889
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.667
3.667
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
320.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Herbert Buster and Ozzie Smith

Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8375
3.46
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.35
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.65
98.65
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0