Greg Goossen vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Greg Goossen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Greg Goossen and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Greg Goossen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .671) and slugging (.383 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .316). By the career numbers, Greg Goossen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Greg Goossen and Ozzie Smith

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
514
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
460
536.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
111
129.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
85.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
44.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.5
64.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
205.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
162
189.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
38.52
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
51.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
74.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.6
64.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
42
49.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
130.74
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.51
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Greg Goossen and Ozzie Smith

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
964.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
7.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.63
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
8.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
8.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.667
6.667
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.27
85.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0