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Jim O'RourkevsOzzie Smith

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

LF · VAL group BAT

Jim O'Rourke

1876–1904 · 19 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Ozzie Smith

1978–1996 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Jim O'Rourke and Ozzie Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim O'Rourke	Stat	Ozzie Smith
19	Seasons	19
98.9	Career VAL	88.2
11.2 (1884)	Peak-season VAL	11.1 (1987)
Inducted 1945	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2002
—	Gold Gloves	13×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	All-Star Selections	15×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jim O'Rourke and Ozzie Smith have
Jim O'Rourke	Stat	Ozzie Smith
Career
1,774	Games	2,573
Batting
2,304	Hits	2,460
50	Home runs	28
1,010	RBI	793
1,446	Runs	1,257
191	Stolen bases	580
481

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Jim O'Rourke	Ozzie Smith
23	—	4.1
24	—	0
25	4.6	1.9
26	3.5	0
27	2.9	3.4
28	5.1	3.8
29	6	5.6
30	4	7.5
31	3.8	6.3
32	7.5	11.1
33	11.2	8.6
34	7.8	7
35	6.5	3.4
36	3.2	9.8
37	3.5	8.3
38	7.4	4.5
39	10.9	0.7
40	4.6	0
41	6.4	2.2
42	0	—