Bill Mellor vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Mellor
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Mellor posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Bill Mellor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.855 vs .671) and on-base percentage (.410 vs .342). Ozzie Smith had the advantage in home run production (28 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Mellor had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Mellor and Ozzie Smith

Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
195
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.56
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
103.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
109.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Mellor and Ozzie Smith

Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
10.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
10.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0