Jeff Mathis vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Jeff Mathis
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCatcher
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 Jeff Mathis. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .555) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .256). Jeff Mathis had the advantage in home run production (53 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Jeff Mathis and Ozzie Smith

Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
951
189.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
3015
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2718
540.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
526
104.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
353
70.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
112
22.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
10.55
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
34.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
223.53
44.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
813
161.79
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3084
171.68
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
747
148.66
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
255
50.75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
56.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
488
97.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
200.89
39.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
205
40.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
872
173.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
10.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.76
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.39
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Jeff Mathis and Ozzie Smith

Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
1.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
1.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22051
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7350.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6295
7.71
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
0.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.07
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6903
8.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
8.38
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.441
7.441
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
91.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.22
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0