Ozzie Smith
1978–1996 · bats B / throws R · NLS, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
2,573G
.262AVG
.337OBP
.328SLG
More career statistics
2,460H
28HR
793RBI
580SB
15Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,573 | 10,778 | 9,396 | 1,257 | 2,460 | 402 | 69 | 28 | 793 | 1,072 | 589 | 580 | 148 | 33 | 63 | 3,084 | .262 | .337 | .328 | .665 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1981-05-08 to 1981-05-23
38longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1980-08-21 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1993-06-17 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1983-07-26 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1311 | 5371 | 1222 | 13 | 408 | 575 | 288 | .264 | .335 | .332 |
| Away | 1262 | 5407 | 1238 | 15 | 385 | 497 | 301 | .260 | .321 | .325 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 329 | 1380 | 292 | 5 | 99 | 144 | 70 | .245 | .316 | .300 |
| May | 479 | 2044 | 466 | 5 | 153 | 189 | 107 | .260 | .320 | .323 |
| June | 436 | 1793 | 413 | 3 | 153 | 187 | 89 | .265 | .335 | .331 |
| July | 412 | 1708 | 429 | 4 | 133 | 164 | 100 | .287 | .347 | .352 |
| August | 451 | 1929 | 436 | 5 | 119 | 187 | 118 | .258 | .323 | .328 |
| September | 433 | 1806 | 405 | 6 | 126 | 187 | 95 | .258 | .328 | .337 |
| October | 33 | 118 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | .192 | .280 | .232 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 257 | 1087 | 263 | 2 | 89 | 119 | 46 | .281 | .351 | .366 |
| montreal-expos | 254 | 1052 | 237 | 5 | 79 | 127 | 42 | .266 | .346 | .329 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 247 | 1052 | 258 | 3 | 91 | 82 | 51 | .276 | .323 | .350 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 236 | 1021 | 229 | 3 | 78 | 116 | 80 | .259 | .338 | .326 |
| new-york-mets | 232 | 929 | 195 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 52 | .243 | .318 | .289 |
| atlanta-braves | 228 | 959 | 233 | 2 | 67 | 73 | 57 | .273 | .319 | .344 |
| houston-astros | 224 | 917 | 209 | 3 | 62 | 82 | 56 | .256 | .317 | .311 |
| cincinnati-reds | 220 | 915 | 216 | 0 | 66 | 94 | 48 | .271 | .339 | .341 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  San Diego Padres | 159 | 590 | 152 | 1 | 46 | 40 | .258 | – | – |
| 1979 | San Diego Padres | 156 | 587 | 124 | – | 27 | 28 | .211 | – | – |
| 1980 | San Diego Padres | 158 | 609 | 140 | – | 35 | 57 | .230 | – | – |
| 1981 | San Diego Padres | 110 | 450 | 100 | – | 21 | 22 | .222 | – | – |
| 1982 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 488 | 121 | 2 | 43 | 25 | .248 | – | – |
| 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 552 | 134 | 3 | 50 | 34 | .243 | – | – |
| 1984 | St. Louis Cardinals | 124 | 412 | 106 | 1 | 44 | 35 | .257 | – | – |
| 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | 158 | 537 | 148 | 6 | 54 | 31 | .276 | – | – |
| 1986 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 514 | 144 | – | 54 | 31 | .280 | – | – |
| 1987 | St. Louis Cardinals | 158 | 600 | 182 | – | 75 | 43 | .303 | – | – |
| 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 575 | 155 | 3 | 51 | 57 | .270 | – | – |
| 1989 | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 593 | 162 | 2 | 50 | 29 | .273 | – | – |
| 1990 | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 512 | 130 | 1 | 50 | 32 | .254 | – | – |
| 1991 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 550 | 157 | 3 | 50 | 35 | .285 | – | – |
| 1992 | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 518 | 153 | – | 31 | 43 | .295 | – | – |
| 1993 | St. Louis Cardinals | 141 | 545 | 157 | 1 | 53 | 21 | .288 | – | – |
| 1994 | St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 381 | 100 | 3 | 30 | 6 | .262 | – | – |
| 1995 | St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | 156 | 31 | – | 11 | 4 | .199 | – | – |
| 1996 | St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 227 | 64 | 2 | 18 | 7 | .282 | – | – |