John Kelly vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

John Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationCatcher
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ozzie Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against John Kelly. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .524) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .242). 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 John Kelly and Ozzie Smith

John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
152.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
479
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
587.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
106
132.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
85
106.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.56
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
27.78
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
31.52
39.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
132
165.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3084
171.68
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
116
145.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
48
60.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
44.15
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
34.69
43.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.57
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.42
18.42
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18.3
18.3
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for John Kelly and Ozzie Smith

John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3204
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.2
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
7.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
5.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.99
82.99
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.457
5.457
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0