Ozzie Smith vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Young posted the stronger offensive profile against Ozzie Smith. Ed Young posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .671) and slugging (.410 vs .328). By the career numbers, Ed Young had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ozzie Smith and Ed Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
150
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
728
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
130
107.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
201.92
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
51
42.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.79
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18.3
18.3
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
18
14.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.48
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79.67
79.67
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Ozzie Smith and Ed Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.71
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.028
5.028
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.01
93.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0