Ray Katt vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Ray Katt
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ray Katt and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .642) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .286). Ray Katt had the advantage in slugging (.356 vs .328). By the career numbers, Ozzie Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ray Katt and Ozzie Smith

Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
212.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
1177
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1071
545.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
248
126.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
183
93.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.31
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
33.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
107.95
55.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
194.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
328
167.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
92
46.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
61.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
180
91.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
108.39
55.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
74
37.72
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
83.6
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.18
7.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
17.33
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Ray Katt
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Ray Katt and Ozzie Smith

Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
1.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7856
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2618.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
5.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
5.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
5.83
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.5
72.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Katt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Katt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.2
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0