Victor Mesa vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Victor Mesa
Gen ZCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Victor Mesa and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .641) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .297). Victor Mesa had the advantage in slugging (.344 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 Victor Mesa and Ozzie Smith

Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
252.63
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
60.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
11
173.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
57.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
7.6
7.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Victor Mesa and Ozzie Smith

Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.44
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Victor Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.25
56.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0