Ozzie Smith vs. Sal Yvars — Career Comparison

Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Sal Yvars
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ozzie Smith and Sal Yvars are closely matched on the surface stats. Ozzie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.671 vs .659) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .315). Sal Yvars had the advantage in slugging (.344 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 Ozzie Smith and Sal Yvars

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
269.81
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
467
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418
537.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
136.95
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
102
131.05
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
80
102.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
22.38
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.84
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.85
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.27
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171.64
65.22
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
43.6
56.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
185.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3565
198.46
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
145
186.3
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
69.98
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
41
52.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.96
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2022
112.56
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.79
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.96
69.47
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
47.03
60.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
37
47.54
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
52.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
11.39
11.39
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3.51
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ozzie Smith and Sal Yvars

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
15.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.03
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
44.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8375
3.46
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
7.35
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.12
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
52.97
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
52.29
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.477
3.477
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.94
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Yvars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Yvars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09