Dave Collins vs Ozzie Smith

Dave CollinsOzzie Smith

Dave Collins and Ozzie Smith compared on their MLB careers: Dave Collins played 16 seasons, 1975 to 1990, Ozzie Smith 19 seasons, 1978 to 1996. Dave Collins has .272 batting average to Ozzie Smith's .262. Ozzie Smith won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dave Collins and Ozzie Smith career totals
1,701GP2,573
4,907AB9,396
667R1,257
1,335H2,460
32HR28
373RBI793
395SB580
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.3
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dave Collins and Ozzie Smith postseason
3GP42
14AB144
0R14
5H34
0HR1
1RBI10
2SB6
0.4AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.3
0.8OPS0.6

Where each stands all time

Dave Collins and Ozzie Smith all-time places
78th (395)Stolen bases22nd (580)
—Hits112th (2,460)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Dave Collins: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ozzie Smith: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×13, NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dave Collins and Ozzie Smith season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1975.2663291978.258146
2nd1976.2634281979.211027
3rd1977.2395281980.230035
4th1978.216071981.222021
5th1979.3183351982.248243
6th1980.3033351983.243350
7th1981.2723231984.257144
8th1982.2533251985.276654
9th1983.2711341986.280054
10th1984.3082441987.303075
11th1985.2514291988.270351
12th1986.2701271989.273250
13th1987.294051990.254150
14th1988.2360141991.285350
15th1989.236071992.295031
16th1990.224031993.288153
17th————1994.262330
18th————1995.199011
19th————1996.282218

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI