Ozzie Smith vs. Mike Young — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ozzie Smith holds a real edge over Mike Young in this comparison. Ozzie Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 271 vs 66), batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 97), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 104). Mike Young held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 17). The edge belongs to Ozzie Smith.

Hitting Stats for Ozzie Smith and Mike Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
635
180.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2116
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1840
521.74
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
454
128.73
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
296
83.93
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
22.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.7
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
20.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
44.8
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269.2
76.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
762
216.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
201.61
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
244
69.19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
66.64
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
407
115.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.96
75.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.67
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
67.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.97
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
131.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.55
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
39
11.06
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67
Mike Young
Career
Per 600 PA
56.41
56.41

Fielding Stats for Ozzie Smith and Mike Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
0.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9359
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3119.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
2.24
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Mike Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
2.34
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
2.27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.33
84.33
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0