Danny Klassen vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Danny Klassen
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Danny Klassen and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .630) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .289). Danny Klassen had the advantage in slugging (.341 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 Danny Klassen and Ozzie Smith

Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
177.7
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
287
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
545.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
59
123.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
89.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.72
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.72
53.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
186.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
171.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
71.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
106.62
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.56
53.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
175.61
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.54
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Danny Klassen and Ozzie Smith

Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4249
1.76
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
4.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.388
3.388
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.75
83.75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0