Billy Kelly vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Kelly
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Billy Kelly posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Billy Kelly posted stronger numbers in slugging (.362 vs .328) and batting average (.290 vs .262). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .312). By the career numbers, Billy Kelly had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Kelly and Ozzie Smith

Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
260
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
560
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
162.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
27.78
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.34
65.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
202.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
72
180
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
50
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
127.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30.81
77.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
75
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Billy Kelly and Ozzie Smith

Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
182.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
720
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
135
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8375
3.46
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
875.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
855
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.691
4.691
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0