Tommy Butts vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Tommy Butts
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Butts and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Butts posted stronger numbers in slugging (.340 vs .328) and batting average (.272 vs .262). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in home run production (28 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Tommy Butts 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 Butts and Ozzie Smith

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
483
139.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2573
143.24
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
2074
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1829
529.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
143.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
118.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.81
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.56
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
89
25.75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
27.78
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230.57
66.7
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
621
179.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
681
197.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
91.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
58.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
148.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.05
76.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.79
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
164
47.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.23
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.96
82.96
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18.3
18.3
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
38
10.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 600 PA
39
11.28
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.44
97.44
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Tommy Butts and Ozzie Smith

Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12213
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
2.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1515
3.35
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.36
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
5.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.147
5.147
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Tommy Butts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.65
98.65
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Butts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0