Carlos Perez vs. Ozzie Smith — Career Comparison

Carlos Perez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Carlos Perez and Ozzie Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .597) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .254). Carlos Perez had the advantage in slugging (.343 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 Carlos Perez and Ozzie Smith

Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
287.32
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
566.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
118.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
5.53
46.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
194.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
152.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
44.15
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
4.65
39.28
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
109.86
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67

Fielding Stats for Carlos Perez and Ozzie Smith

Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.81
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
145.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
8.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.769
5.769
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0