Dwayne Murphy vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Dwayne Murphy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold Glove
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Dwayne Murphy and Ozzie Smith each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Dwayne Murphy had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 17), while Ozzie Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 271 vs 74). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Dwayne Murphy and Ozzie Smith

Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1360
155.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5242
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4347
497.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1069
122.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
744
85.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
139
15.91
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
19
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
37.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
670.76
76.77
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1746
199.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1835
210.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
648
74.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
69.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1091
124.88
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680.37
77.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
747
85.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
953
109.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
84
9.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
10.53
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
11.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
161
18.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
62.11
62.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Dwayne Murphy and Ozzie Smith

Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
1.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
1.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31579
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10526.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3581
3.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3713
3.17
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3666
3.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Dwayne Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.875
2.875
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwayne Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0