Ozzie Smith vs. Don Young — Career Comparison

Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Don Young
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ozzie Smith and Don Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted a career OPS of .671 against Don Young's .668. On the surface stats, Ozzie Smith and Don Young are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Ozzie Smith and Don Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
187.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
359
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
307
513.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
67
111.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
45
75.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
12
20.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.7
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
36.77
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
35.5
59.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
177.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
110
183.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
37
61.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
48.47
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
59
98.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
34.78
58.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
63.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.36
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
142.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
11.91
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.67
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
8.24
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.36
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67
Don Young
Career
Per 600 PA
16.67
16.67

Fielding Stats for Ozzie Smith and Don Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.02
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2514
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
2.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Don Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
2.31
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
2.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.21
97.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.883
1.883
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.59
85.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0