Ozzie Smith stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1996

Shortstop · #1

Age 71 · 5' 10"

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Ozzie Smith played 19 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1996.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,573
AB
9,396
R
1,257
H
2,460
HR
28
RBI
793
SB
580
AVG
.262

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1978SD1595906915214640.258
1979SD1565877712402728.211
1980SD1586096714003557.230
1981SD1104505310002122.222
1982STL1404885812124325.248
1983STL1595526913435034.243
1984STL1244125310614435.257
1985STL1585377014865431.276
1986STL1535146714405431.280
1987STL15860010418207543.303
1988STL1535758015535157.270
1989STL1555938216225029.273
1990STL1435126113015032.254
1991STL1505509615735035.285
1992STL1325187315303143.295
1993STL1415457515715321.288
1994STL98381511003306.262
1995STL4415616310114.199
1996STL8222736642187.282

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
42
AB
144
R
14
H
34
HR
1
RBI
10
SB
6
AVG
.236

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,778
TB
3,084
XBH
499
HBP
33
IBB
79
GIDP
167
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1978SD6681842400110
1979SD6491542425110
1980SD712168235190
1981SD507115135180
1982STL56715327212100
1983STL6261853919100
1984STL484139262580
1985STL61519431211130
1986STL6091712321390
1987STL706230441390
1988STL669193311270
1989STL6642144023100
1990STL592156232480
1991STL641202361280
1992STL5901772204110
1993STL6031942911110
1994STL433133240330
1995STL1823862060
1996STL26184142050

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
73.0
RC
1,167.7
RC/27
4.20
ISOP
.066
SECA
.226
BB/K
1.82
AB/HR
335.6
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1978SD3.0623.4.0540.21.15900
1979SD1.439.72.1.0510.2100
1980SD4.963.13.3.0460.21.500
1981SD0.934.22.4.0330.11.100
1982STL4.859.54.1.0660.22.12440
1983STL3.5664.0920.31.81840
1984STL4.856.44.5.0800.33.34120
1985STL6.174.54.8.0860.32.489.50
1986STL5.375.45.1.0530.32.900
1987STL6.2102.56.1.0800.32.500
1988STL6.382.34.9.0660.31.7191.70
1989STL7.177.24.5.0880.21.5296.50
1990STL3.460.84.0510.21.95120
1991STL4.886.65.6.0820.32.3183.30
1992STL5.073.45.0460.21.700
1993STL2.968.14.4.0680.22.45450
1994STL1.946.84.2.0870.21.51270
1995STL-0.89.71.9.0450.21.400
1996STL1.530.74.6.0880.22.8113.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
71 yearsDec 26, 1954
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Mobile, AL
NL Gold Glove
13x
NL Silver Slugger
1987

What were Ozzie Smith's career stats?

Ozzie Smith played 19 seasons for the Padres and the Cardinals. He was a career .262 hitter with 2,460 hits, 28 home runs and 793 RBI. His best season was 1987: a .303 batting average, 0 home runs and 75 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1978 to 1996

Ozzie Smith finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 112th in hits (2,460)
  • 22nd in stolen bases (580)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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