Bill Smith
William Garland Smith
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 8, 1934 in Washington, DC
High School: Roosevelt (Washington, DC)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1958
Final Game: September 28, 1962
Died: March 30, 1997 in Clinton, MD
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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
1958 24 STL NL 0 1 .000 6.52 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.2 12 7 7 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 42 64 1.655 11.2 0.0 3.7 3.7 1.00
1959 25 STL NL 0 0 1.08 6 0 2 0 0 1 8.1 11 3 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 36 391 1.680 11.9 0.0 3.2 4.3 1.33
1962 28 PHI NL 1 5 .167 4.29 24 5 6 0 0 0 50.1 59 32 24 8 10 3 26 1 0 1 217 90 1.371 10.5 1.4 1.8 4.6 2.60
3 Seasons 1 6 .143 4.21 32 6 9 0 0 1 68.1 82 42 32 8 17 4 34 1 0 1 295 94 1.449 10.8 1.1 2.2 4.5 2.00
162 Game Avg. 2 11 .143 4.21 57 11 16 0 0 2 122 147 75 57 14 30 7 61 2 0 2 528 94 1.449 10.8 1.1 2.2 4.5 2.00
STL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 4.00 8 1 3 0 0 1 18.0 23 10 8 0 7 1 8 0 0 0 78 105 1.667 11.5 0.0 3.5 4.0 1.14
PHI (1 yr) 1 5 .167 4.29 24 5 6 0 0 0 50.1 59 32 24 8 10 3 26 1 0 1 217 90 1.371 10.5 1.4 1.8 4.6 2.60

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 24 STL NL 2 42 37 7 12 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 .324 .390 .378 .769 .364 14 1 0 1 0 0
1959 25 STL NL 6 36 33 3 11 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 .333 .389 .364 .753 .379 12 1 0 0 0 1
1962 28 PHI NL 24 217 200 32 59 9 0 8 1 0 10 26 .295 .329 .460 .789 .304 92 9 1 4 2 3
3 Seasons 32 295 270 42 82 12 0 8 1 1 17 34 .304 .345 .437 .782 .322 118 11 1 5 2 4
162 Game Avg. 57 528 483 75 147 21 0 14 2 2 30 61 .304 .345 .437 .782 .322 211 20 2 9 4 7
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1958 24 STL NL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 49 49 49 2 2 0 1 3.0 1.1 7.7
1962 28 PHI NL 24 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0 0 0 1 20% 43 63 28 10 5 1 4 3.4 5.6 4.4
2 Seasons 26 6 0 5 1 0 1 0 6 .000 0 0 0 0 1 17% 44 63 28 12 7 1 5 3.3 4.3 4.9
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1958 24 STL NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.754 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1959 25 STL NL 6 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 7 2 29% 6 0.543 0 2 4 1 0 5 5 1 3 2 3 0 4.2
1962 28 PHI NL 24 19 6 1 1 2 0 2 0% 3 1 24 9 38% 7 0.817 5 4 9 3 1 15 14 5 9 9 9 3 4.5
3 Seasons 32 26 9 1 1 3 1 2 33% 4 1 31 11 35% 0.775 5 6 14 4 1 21 19 7 13 11 13 3 4.5

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1958 24 STL NL 42 81% 0.0% 9.5% 9.5% 4.8% 17% 0.71 79% 9 1 11%
1959 25 STL NL 36 58% 0.0% 11.1% 8.3% 2.8% 9% 0.80 81% 14 1 7%
1962 28 PHI NL 217 71% 3.7% 12.0% 4.6% 7.8% 29% 0.89 77% 48 9 19%
3 Seasons 295 71% 2.7% 11.5% 5.8% 6.8% 24% 0.85 78% 71 11 15%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1958 24 STL NL 42 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 33% 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1959 25 STL NL 36 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 40% 1 0 0 22 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1962 28 PHI NL 217 59 8 1 9 7 1 4 4 17 7 5 41% 7 1 1 83 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
3 Seasons 295 82 8 1 11 7 1 4 4 25 10 6 40% 8 1 1 123 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1958 24 0 1 .000 6.52 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.2 12 7 7 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 42 64 1.655 11.2 0.0 3.7 3.7 1.00 64
1959 25 0 1 .000 4.00 8 1 3 0 0 1 18.0 23 10 8 0 7 1 8 0 0 0 78 105 1.667 11.5 0.0 3.5 4.0 1.14 105
1960 26 0 1 .000 4.00 8 1 3 0 0 1 18.0 23 10 8 0 7 1 8 0 0 0 78 105 1.667 11.5 0.0 3.5 4.0 1.14 105
1961 27 0 1 .000 4.00 8 1 3 0 0 1 18.0 23 10 8 0 7 1 8 0 0 0 78 105 1.667 11.5 0.0 3.5 4.0 1.14 105
1962 28 1 6 .143 4.21 32 6 9 0 0 1 68.1 82 42 32 8 17 4 34 1 0 1 295 94 1.449 10.8 1.1 2.2 4.5 2.00 94

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1958 24 0 1 .000 8.00 9.0 12 9 8 0 4 4 0 1.778 12.0 4.0 4.0 1.00 0.0 2
1959 25 0 0 1.12 8.0 11 1 1 0 3 4 0 1.750 12.4 3.4 4.5 1.33 0.0 6
1962 28 2 3 .400 4.41 49.0 59 27 24 8 10 25 1 1.408 10.8 1.8 4.6 2.50 1.5 24
3 Seasons 2 4 .333 4.50 66.0 82 37 33 8 17 33 1 1.500 11.2 4.5 1.94 1.1 32

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