Ozzie Smith vs. Eric Young — Career Comparison

Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Eric Young
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Ozzie Smith and Eric Young are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 112 for Ozzie Smith, 111 for Eric Young), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 93 vs 97). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ozzie Smith and Eric Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1730
148.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6996
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9396
523.07
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6119
524.79
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
148.46
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1961
109.17
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1279
109.69
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
28.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.95
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
6.78
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
38.77
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
919.22
78.84
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2387
204.72
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2480
212.69
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
996
85.42
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
543
46.57
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1460
125.21
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
951.3
81.59
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
1.84
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.63
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
59.68
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
660
56.6
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.4
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.2
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
39.62
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
15.14
15.14
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
84
7.2
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.77
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
9.3
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
11.58
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
32.29
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
39.88
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
148
8.24
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
14.41
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
40.53
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
633
54.29
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67
Eric Young
Career
Per 600 PA
73.46
73.46

Fielding Stats for Ozzie Smith and Eric Young

Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1557
1.1
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477
1.02
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
1.04
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38069
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
12689.2
9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3025
2.15
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3617
2.57
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Eric Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.11
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12905
5.33
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6802
4.82
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12624
5.22
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6642
4.71
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.266
4.266
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
0.66
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
0.56
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0