Victor Mata vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Victor Mata
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Victor Mata posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Victor Mata posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .671) and slugging (.416 vs .328). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .316). By the career numbers, Victor Mata had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Victor Mata and Ozzie Smith

Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
260.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
556.63
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
173.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
130.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.33
67.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
231.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
25
180.72
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
44.15
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
14
101.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
75.93
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
86.75
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.92
6.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Victor Mata
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Victor Mata and Ozzie Smith

Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Victor Mata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.06
58.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Mata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0