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John Smiley
John Patrick Smiley
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 17, 1965 in Phoenixville, PA
High School: Graterford (Graterford, PA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1986
Final Game: August 30, 1997
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1986 21 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 3.86 12 0 2 0 0 0 11.2 4 6 5 2 4 0 9 0 0 0 42 99 0.686 3.1 1.5 3.1 6.9 2.25
1987 22 PIT NL 5 5 .500 5.76 63 0 19 0 0 4 75.0 69 49 48 7 50 8 58 0 1 5 336 71 1.587 8.3 0.8 6.0 7.0 1.16
1988 23 PIT NL 13 11 .542 3.25 34 32 0 5 1 0 205.0 185 81 74 15 46 4 129 3 6 6 835 104 1.127 8.1 0.7 2.0 5.7 2.80
1989 24 PIT NL 12 8 .600 2.81 28 28 0 8 1 0 205.1 174 78 64 22 49 5 123 4 2 5 835 120 1.086 7.6 1.0 2.1 5.4 2.51
1990 25 PIT NL 9 10 .474 4.64 26 25 0 2 0 0 149.1 161 83 77 15 36 1 86 2 2 2 632 78 1.319 9.7 0.9 2.2 5.2 2.39
1991 26 PIT NL 20 8 .714 3.08 33 32 0 2 1 0 207.2 194 78 71 17 44 0 129 3 1 3 836 117 1.146 8.4 0.7 1.9 5.6 2.93 AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
1992 27 MIN AL 16 9 .640 3.21 34 34 0 5 2 0 241.0 205 93 86 17 65 0 163 6 0 4 970 125 1.120 7.7 0.6 2.4 6.1 2.51
1993 28 CIN NL 3 9 .250 5.62 18 18 0 2 0 0 105.2 117 69 66 15 31 0 60 2 1 2 455 72 1.401 10.0 1.3 2.6 5.1 1.94
1994 29 CIN NL 11 10 .524 3.86 24 24 0 1 1 0 158.2 169 80 68 18 37 3 112 4 2 4 672 108 1.298 9.6 1.0 2.1 6.4 3.03
1995 30 CIN NL 12 5 .706 3.46 28 27 0 1 0 0 176.2 173 72 68 11 39 3 124 4 1 5 724 120 1.200 8.8 0.6 2.0 6.3 3.18 AS
1996 31 CIN NL 13 14 .481 3.64 35 34 0 2 2 0 217.1 207 100 88 20 54 5 171 4 1 7 889 117 1.201 8.6 0.8 2.2 7.1 3.17
1997 32 TOT MLB 11 14 .440 5.31 26 26 0 0 0 0 154.1 184 99 91 26 41 3 120 7 0 5 674 83 1.458 10.7 1.5 2.4 7.0 2.93
1997 32 CIN NL 9 10 .474 5.23 20 20 0 0 0 0 117.0 139 76 68 17 31 3 94 6 0 2 514 82 1.453 10.7 1.3 2.4 7.2 3.03
1997 32 CLE AL 2 4 .333 5.54 6 6 0 0 0 0 37.1 45 23 23 9 10 0 26 1 0 3 160 84 1.473 10.8 2.2 2.4 6.3 2.60
12 Seasons 126 103 .550 3.80 361 280 21 28 8 4 1907.2 1842 888 806 185 496 32 1284 39 17 48 7900 102 1.226 8.7 0.9 2.3 6.1 2.59
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .550 3.80 38 30 2 3 1 0 202 195 94 86 20 53 3 136 4 2 5 838 102 1.226 8.7 0.9 2.3 6.1 2.59
PIT (6 yrs) 60 42 .588 3.57 196 117 21 17 3 4 854.0 787 375 339 78 229 18 534 12 12 21 3516 99 1.190 8.3 0.8 2.4 5.6 2.33
CIN (5 yrs) 48 48 .500 4.16 125 123 0 6 3 0 775.1 805 397 358 81 192 14 561 20 5 20 3254 101 1.286 9.3 0.9 2.2 6.5 2.92
MIN (1 yr) 16 9 .640 3.21 34 34 0 5 2 0 241.0 205 93 86 17 65 0 163 6 0 4 970 125 1.120 7.7 0.6 2.4 6.1 2.51
CLE (1 yr) 2 4 .333 5.54 6 6 0 0 0 0 37.1 45 23 23 9 10 0 26 1 0 3 160 84 1.473 10.8 2.2 2.4 6.3 2.60
NL (11 yrs) 108 90 .545 3.85 321 240 21 23 6 4 1629.1 1592 772 697 159 421 32 1095 32 17 41 6770 100 1.235 8.8 0.9 2.3 6.0 2.60
AL (2 yrs) 18 13 .581 3.52 40 40 0 5 2 0 278.1 250 116 109 26 75 0 189 7 0 7 1130 117 1.168 8.1 0.8 2.4 6.1 2.52

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1990 25 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 26 PIT NL NLCS L ATL 0 2 .000 23.62 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 8 8 7 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 18 3.375 27.0 6.8 3.4 10.1 3.00
1995 30 CIN NL NLDS W LAD 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 1.500 13.5 1.5 0.0 1.5
1995 30 CIN NL NLCS L ATL 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
3 Seasons (4 Series) 0 2 .000 6.32 5 4 0 0 0 0 15.2 24 12 11 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 73 1.596 13.8 1.7 0.6 2.9 5.00
1 NLDS 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 1.500 13.5 1.5 0.0 1.5
3 NLCS 0 2 .000 8.38 4 3 0 0 0 0 9.2 15 10 9 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 46 1.655 14.0 1.9 0.9 3.7 4.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 21 PIT NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 22 PIT NL 63 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .286 .429 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 23 PIT NL 34 73 63 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 30 .079 .121 .095 .216 -36 6 0 0 7 0 0 1
1989 24 PIT NL 28 75 65 0 9 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 19 .138 .176 .200 .376 10 13 0 0 7 0 0 1
1990 25 PIT NL 26 55 49 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 15 .122 .173 .122 .296 -15 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
1991 26 PIT NL 33 79 70 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 24 .100 .137 .100 .237 -32 7 1 0 6 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
1993 28 CIN NL 18 39 32 2 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 .250 .265 .281 .546 46 9 0 0 5 1 0 1
1994 29 CIN NL 24 64 55 5 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 26 .200 .254 .255 .509 34 14 1 0 5 0 0 1
1995 30 CIN NL 28 66 55 6 9 1 0 2 5 0 0 4 26 .164 .217 .291 .508 33 16 1 0 6 1 0 1 AS
1996 31 CIN NL 35 76 68 1 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 22 .191 .236 .221 .457 21 15 1 0 4 0 0 1
1997 32 CIN NL 19 42 40 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .100 .100 .125 .225 -42 5 2 0 2 0 0 1
13 Seasons 320 576 504 21 73 14 0 2 35 0 0 25 183 .145 .185 .185 .369 2 93 6 0 45 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 292 255 11 37 7 0 1 18 0 0 13 93 .145 .185 .185 .369 2 47 3 0 23 1 0
PIT (6 yrs) 196 289 254 7 28 6 0 0 15 0 0 12 89 .110 .150 .134 .284 -18 34 1 0 23 0 0
CIN (5 yrs) 124 287 250 14 45 8 0 2 20 0 0 13 94 .180 .219 .236 .455 20 59 5 0 22 2 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 25 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 26 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 30 CIN NL NLDS LAD W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 30 CIN NL NLCS ATL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLCS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 PIT NL 21 P 12 0 11.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.31 0.25 .967 1.93 0.66
1987 PIT NL 22 P 63 0 75.0 16 7 9 0 2 1.000 1.92 0.25 .950 1.91 0.62
1988 PIT NL 23 P 34 32 205.0 41 14 27 0 3 1.000 1.80 1.21 .954 1.96 0.69
1989 PIT NL 24 P 28 28 205.1 34 7 23 4 2 .882 1.31 1.07 .950 1.87 0.63
1990 PIT NL 25 P 26 25 149.1 34 8 24 2 1 .941 1.93 1.23 .959 1.80 0.58
1991 PIT NL 26 P 33 32 207.2 40 5 34 1 0 .975 1.69 1.18 .955 1.86 0.59 AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
1992 MIN AL 27 P 34 34 241.0 39 4 35 0 2 1.000 1.46 1.15 .951 1.72 0.56
1993 CIN NL 28 P 18 18 105.2 23 7 16 0 0 1.000 1.96 1.28 .952 1.84 0.54
1994 CIN NL 29 P 24 24 158.2 29 8 19 2 2 .931 1.53 1.13 .959 1.86 0.54
1995 CIN NL 30 P 28 27 176.2 30 3 27 0 3 1.000 1.53 1.07 .953 1.84 0.51 AS
1996 CIN NL 31 P 35 34 217.1 37 6 29 2 1 .946 1.45 1.00 .954 1.84 0.52
1997 TOT MLB 32 P 26 26 154.1 16 0 16 0 0 1.000 0.93 0.62 .950 1.81 0.51
1997 CIN NL 32 P 20 20 117.0 12 0 12 0 0 1.000 0.92 0.60 .950 1.85 0.52
1997 CLE AL 32 P 6 6 37.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.96 0.67 .950 1.71 0.48
12 Seasons P 361 280 1907.2 342 70 261 11 16 .968 1.56 0.92 .954 1.84 0.58
12 Seasons TOT 361 280 1907.2 342 70 261 11 16 .968 1.56 0.92 .922 1.84 0.58

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1991 *
1995 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1991 NL (14, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1991 NL (3, 22%)
0.22 Career Shares (144th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1989 NL  2.805 (7th)
1992 AL  3.212 (10th)

Wins s c a p y
1991 NL  20 (1st)
1992 AL  16 (10th)
1994 NL  11 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1991 NL  .714 (1st)
1992 AL  .640 (8th)
1995 NL  .706 (4th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1989 NL  1.086 (7th)
1991 NL  1.146 (7th)
1992 AL  1.120 (3rd)
1995 NL  1.200 (7th)
Career  1.226 (194th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1992 AL  7.656 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1988 NL  2.020 (7th)
1989 NL  2.148 (9th)
1991 NL  1.907 (4th)
1994 NL  2.099 (10th)
1995 NL  1.987 (5th)
Career  2.340 (207th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  6.058 (212th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1992 AL  241.0 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1992 AL  163 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1992 AL  34 (7th)
1994 NL  24 (7th)
1996 NL  34 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1989 NL  8 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1992 AL  2 (8th)
1994 NL  1 (5th)
1996 NL  2 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1989 NL  22 (3rd)
1994 NL  18 (9th)
Career  185 (238th)

Hits s c a p y
1994 NL  169 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1988 NL  2.804 (9th)
1989 NL  2.510 (10th)
1991 NL  2.932 (5th)
1992 AL  2.508 (6th)
1994 NL  3.027 (9th)
1995 NL  3.180 (5th)
1996 NL  3.167 (10th)
Career  2.589 (65th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 NL  .560 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1994 NL  10 (7th)
1996 NL  14 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1992 AL  125 (8th)

Salary s c a p y
1994 NL  $4,975,000 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1986 NL  born 1965-03-17 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (331), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 56 (443), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 22 (558), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (431), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Mark Buehrle (951)
  3. Tom Browning (950)
  4. Matt Morris (949)
  5. Dick Donovan (948)
  6. Larry Gura (946)
  7. Bob Ojeda (945)
  8. Jack McDowell (943)
  9. Denny Neagle (942)
  10. Doc Medich (942)
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  2. John Henry Johnson (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dennis Bennett (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bobby Shantz (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  6. Mike Flanagan (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. John Lackey (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mike Flanagan (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jimmy Key (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ross Grimsley (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.

March 17, 1992: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Midre Cummings and Denny Neagle.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

July 31, 1997: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Jeff Branson to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson and Scott Winchester.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Pittsburgh Pirates$62,500
1988Pittsburgh Pirates$107,500
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$230,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$840,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$1,050,000
1992Minnesota Twins$3,400,000
1993Cincinnati Reds$3,475,000
1994Cincinnati Reds$4,975,000
1995Cincinnati Reds$4,975,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$4,975,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$3,750,000
1998Cleveland Indians$3,750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$31,590,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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