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Bob Smith

Robert Eldridge Smith

Positions: Pitcher and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 22, 1895 in Rogersville, TN(All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1923
Teams (by GP): Braves/Cubs/Bees/Reds 1923-1937

Final Game: August 6, 1937
Died: July 19, 1987 in Waycross, GA
Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
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Standard Batting

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
1923 28 BSN NL 115 406 375 30 94 16 3 0 40 4 9 17 35 .251 .285 .309 .594 60 116 1 13 6/4
1924 29 BSN NL 106 368 347 32 79 12 3 2 38 5 2 15 26 .228 .260 .297 .556 52 103 0 6 65
1925 30 BSN NL 58 181 174 17 49 9 4 0 23 2 2 5 6 .282 .302 .379 .681 80 66 0 2 641/8O
1926 31 BSN NL 40 87 84 10 25 6 2 0 13 0 2 4 .298 .314 .417 .731 103 35 0 1 1
1927 32 BSN NL 54 112 109 10 27 3 1 1 10 0 2 4 .248 .261 .321 .582 61 35 0 1 1
1928 33 BSN NL 39 99 92 11 23 2 0 1 8 2 1 6 .250 .258 .304 .562 51 28 0 6 1
1929 34 BSN NL 39 104 99 12 17 4 2 1 8 1 2 8 .172 .188 .283 .471 17 28 0 3 1/6
1930 35 BSN NL 39 84 81 7 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 .235 .235 .259 .494 21 21 0 3 1
1931 36 CHC NL 36 97 87 7 19 2 0 0 4 0 5 2 .218 .261 .241 .502 35 21 0 5 1
1932 37 CHC NL 36 42 42 5 10 4 1 0 4 1 0 2 .238 .238 .381 .619 63 16 0 0 1/4
1933 38 TOT NL 37 47 45 3 9 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 .200 .217 .267 .484 41 12 1 0 1 1/6
1933 38 CIN NL 23 27 25 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .231 .240 .471 36 6 1 0 1 1/6
1933 38 BSN NL 14 20 20 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .200 .200 .300 .500 46 6 0 0 0 1
1934 39 BSN NL 42 38 36 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .250 .278 .528 46 10 0 0 2 1
1935 40 BSN NL 47 70 63 3 17 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 .270 .281 .270 .551 55 17 3 0 6 1
1936 41 BSN NL 35 47 45 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 .222 .222 .267 .489 35 12 1 0 2 1
1937 42 BSN NL 19 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .200 .473 36 2 0 0 0 1
15 Yrs 742 1793 1689 154 409 64 17 5 166 16 13 52 110 .242 .265 .309 .574 54 522 5 1 51
162 Game Avg. 162 391 369 34 89 14 4 1 36 3 11 24 .242 .265 .309 .574 54 114 0 11
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
BSN (13 yrs) 647 1627 1535 140 375 57 16 5 157 14 13 46 106 .244 .267 .312 .579 55 479 4 1 45
CHC (2 yrs) 72 139 129 12 29 6 1 0 8 1 5 4 .225 .254 .287 .541 44 37 0 5
CIN (1 yr) 23 27 25 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .231 .240 .471 36 6 1 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1923 28 BSN NL 115 406 -21 -2 0 1 7 -16 -1.6 12 -4 -0.4 .486 .490 -0.5 0.8 -5 $ 6/4
1924 29 BSN NL 106 368 -22 1 0 0 6 -15 -1.7 11 -4 -0.6 .485 .490 -0.5 0.6 -4 $ 65
1925 30 BSN NL 58 181 -5 -0 0 -1 7 1 0.1 5 6 0.6 .502 .501 0.7 0.1 7 $ 641/8O
1926 31 BSN NL 40 87 0 0 0 0 8 9 0.9 2 11 0.9 .522 .505 0.9 -0.0 11 $ 1
1927 32 BSN NL 54 112 -6 0 0 0 11 5 0.5 3 9 0.5 .510 .503 0.6 -0.0 9 $ 1
1928 33 BSN NL 39 99 -7 0 0 0 10 4 0.4 3 7 0.4 .510 .502 0.4 -0.0 7 $ 1
1929 34 BSN NL 39 104 -14 0 0 1 12 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 1 $ 1/6
1930 35 BSN NL 39 84 -11 0 0 0 9 -2 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1931 36 CHC NL 36 97 -8 0 0 0 10 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 -0.0 5 $ 1
1932 37 CHC NL 36 42 -2 0 0 1 5 4 0.4 1 5 0.4 .510 .502 0.3 0.1 4 $ 1/4
1933 38 CIN NL 23 27 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1/6
1933 38 BSN NL 14 20 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1934 39 BSN NL 42 38 -3 0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1935 40 BSN NL 47 70 -4 0 0 0 7 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $ 1
1936 41 BSN NL 35 47 -4 0 0 0 5 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
1937 42 BSN NL 19 11 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
15 Seasons 742 1793 -109 -0 0 2 108 1 -0.0 51 52 2.7 .500 .500 2.7 1.6 50 $
BSN (13 yrs) 647 1627 -97 -1 0 1 91 -6 -0.7 46 40 2.0 .499 .500 2.1 1.5 39 $
CHC (2 yrs) 72 139 -10 0 0 1 15 6 0.6 4 10 0.6 .508 .502 0.5 0.1 9 $
CIN (1 yr) 23 27 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1923 28 BSN NL 406 303 31 2.8 103 .276 .251 .287 .285 .345 .309 .399 .594 .744 60 .268 -21.3 -2.1 .445 .091 .059 .0
1924 29 BSN NL 368 276 27 2.6 100 .241 .228 .284 .260 .338 .297 .395 .556 .733 52 .268 -23.6 -2.4 .448 .121 .069 2.9
1925 30 BSN NL 181 129 19 3.9 106 .292 .282 .289 .302 .345 .379 .412 .681 .757 80 .383 -5.4 -0.5 .559 .126 .098 .0
1926 31 BSN NL 87 60 11 4.9 95 .313 .298 .276 .314 .334 .417 .382 .731 .716 103 .535 0.1 0.0 .627 .143 .119
1927 32 BSN NL 112 83 9 2.9 97 .250 .248 .280 .261 .337 .321 .386 .582 .723 61 .302 -6.2 -0.6 .451 .092 .073 .0
1928 33 BSN NL 99 75 7 2.5 103 .259 .250 .281 .258 .345 .304 .400 .562 .745 51 .232 -6.6 -0.6 .449 .087 .054 1.3
1929 34 BSN NL 104 85 5 1.6 116 .178 .172 .298 .188 .361 .283 .434 .471 .795 17 .092 -13.2 -1.2 .378 .141 .111 1.0
1930 35 BSN NL 84 65 5 2.0 124 .250 .235 .308 .235 .366 .259 .458 .494 .824 21 .126 -10.4 -0.9 .339 .025 .025
1931 36 CHC NL 97 73 5 1.8 105 .224 .218 .288 .261 .347 .241 .406 .502 .753 35 .155 -8.2 -0.8 .382 .080 .023
1932 37 CHC NL 42 32 4 3.4 104 .250 .238 .284 .238 .337 .381 .412 .619 .749 63 .352 -2.3 -0.2 .531 .167 .143 .0
1933 38 TOT NL 47 38 2 1.4 87 .205 .200 .268 .217 .320 .267 .367 .484 .687 41 .126 -3.6 -0.4 .378 .111 .067 .0
1933 38 CIN NL 27 22 1 1.2 89 .200 .200 .271 .231 .323 .240 .370 .471 .693 36 .098 -2.0 -0.2 .381 .120 .040 .0
1933 38 BSN NL 20 16 1 1.7 85 .211 .200 .264 .200 .316 .300 .362 .500 .678 46 .164 -1.5 -0.2 .375 .100 .100
1934 39 BSN NL 38 29 3 2.8 97 .257 .250 .277 .250 .331 .278 .394 .528 .725 46 .271 -2.7 -0.3 .370 .028 .028
1935 40 BSN NL 70 55 5 2.4 96 .293 .270 .274 .281 .328 .270 .391 .551 .719 55 .231 -3.8 -0.4 .367 .016 .000
1936 41 BSN NL 47 38 3 2.1 97 .244 .222 .277 .222 .335 .267 .388 .489 .723 35 .190 -4.0 -0.4 .333 .044 .044
1937 42 BSN NL 11 8 1 3.3 93 .222 .200 .267 .273 .328 .200 .379 .473 .707 36 .366 -0.8 -0.1 .375 .100 .000
15 Yrs 1793 1349 137 2.7 103 .257 .242 .285 .265 .343 .309 .402 .574 .744 54 .262 -112.1 -10.9 .445 .099 .067 7.6
162 Game Avg. 391 295 30 2.7 103 .257 .242 .285 .265 .343 .309 .402 .574 .744 54 .262 -112.1 -10.9 .445 .099 .067 2
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BSN (13 yrs) 1627 1222 127 2.8 103 .260 .244 .285 .267 .343 .312 .402 .579 .745 55 .268 -99.5 -9.6 .448 .098 .068 7.4
CHC (2 yrs) 139 105 9 2.3 105 .232 .225 .287 .254 .344 .287 .408 .541 .752 44 .216 -10.5 -1.0 .430 .109 .062 .0
CIN (1 yr) 27 22 1 1.2 89 .200 .200 .271 .231 .323 .240 .370 .471 .693 36 .099 -2.0 -0.2 .381 .120 .040 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1932 37 CHC NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1923 28 BSN NL 406 0.0% 8.6% 4.2% 4.7% 20% 2.06 10.7 9.4 84%
1924 29 BSN NL 368 0.5% 7.1% 4.1% 4.6% 22% 1.73 13.3 173.5 9.1 87%
1925 30 BSN NL 181 0.0% 3.3% 2.8% 7.2% 27% 1.20 29.0 7.6 93%
1926 31 BSN NL 87 0.0% 4.6% 2.3% 9.2% 32% 2.00 21.0 6.5 92%
1927 32 BSN NL 112 0.9% 3.6% 1.8% 4.5% 19% 2.00 27.3 109.0 10.9 93%
1928 33 BSN NL 99 1.0% 6.1% 1.0% 3.0% 13% 6.00 15.3 92.0 11.5 86%
1929 34 BSN NL 104 1.0% 7.7% 1.9% 6.7% 41% 4.00 12.4 99.0 12.4 87%
1930 35 BSN NL 84 0.0% 6.0% 0.0% 2.4% 11% 16.2 20.3 90%
1931 36 CHC NL 97 0.0% 2.1% 5.2% 2.1% 11% 0.40 43.5 21.8 88%
1932 37 CHC NL 42 0.0% 4.8% 0.0% 11.9% 50% 21.0 10.5 95%
1933 38 TOT NL 47 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% 4.3% 22% 1.00 45.0 15.0 94%
1933 38 CIN NL 27 0.0% 0.0% 3.7% 3.7% 20% 0.00 25.0 93%
1933 38 BSN NL 20 0.0% 5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 25% 20.0 10.0 95%
1934 39 BSN NL 38 0.0% 2.6% 0.0% 2.6% 11% 36.0 12.0 92%
1935 40 BSN NL 70 0.0% 7.1% 1.4% 0.0% 0% 5.00 12.6 15.8 83%
1936 41 BSN NL 47 0.0% 8.5% 0.0% 4.3% 20% 11.3 11.3 87%
1937 42 BSN NL 11 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 1.00 10.0 82%
15 Yrs 1793 0.3% 6.1% 2.9% 4.8% 21% 2.12 15.4 337.8 10.2 88%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.8% 8.1% 6.8% 27% 0.97 11.4 72.2 7.7 80%
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1923 28 115 406 375 30 94 16 3 0 40 4 9 17 35 .251 .285 .309 .594 60 116 1 13
1924 29 221 774 722 62 173 28 6 2 78 9 11 32 61 .240 .273 .303 .576 56 219 1 19
1925 30 279 955 896 79 222 37 10 2 101 11 13 37 67 .248 .278 .318 .596 61 285 1 21
1926 31 319 1042 980 89 247 43 12 2 114 11 13 39 71 .252 .281 .327 .608 64 320 1 22
1927 32 373 1154 1089 99 274 46 13 3 124 11 13 41 75 .252 .279 .326 .605 64 355 1 23
1928 33 412 1253 1181 110 297 48 13 4 132 13 13 42 81 .251 .278 .324 .602 63 383 1 29
1929 34 451 1357 1280 122 314 52 15 5 140 14 13 44 89 .245 .271 .321 .592 59 411 1 32
1930 35 490 1441 1361 129 333 54 15 5 144 14 13 44 94 .245 .269 .317 .586 57 432 1 35
1931 36 526 1538 1448 136 352 56 15 5 148 14 13 49 96 .243 .268 .313 .581 55 453 1 40
1932 37 562 1580 1490 141 362 60 16 5 152 15 13 49 98 .243 .268 .315 .582 56 469 1 40
1933 38 599 1627 1535 144 371 61 17 5 155 16 13 50 99 .242 .266 .313 .579 55 481 1 1 41
1934 39 641 1665 1571 149 380 62 17 5 158 16 13 50 100 .242 .266 .313 .578 55 491 1 1 43
1935 40 688 1735 1634 152 397 62 17 5 162 16 13 51 105 .243 .266 .311 .577 55 508 4 1 49
1936 41 723 1782 1679 153 407 64 17 5 166 16 13 51 109 .242 .265 .310 .575 54 520 5 1 51
1937 42 742 1793 1689 154 409 64 17 5 166 16 13 52 110 .242 .265 .309 .574 54 522 5 1 51

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1923 28 121 424 392 30 96 16 3 0 40 4 17 37 .245 .278 .301 .579 33 115
1924 29 112 388 366 34 84 13 3 2 40 5 16 27 .230 .262 .298 .560 28 106
1925 30 61 189 182 17 50 9 4 0 23 2 5 6 .275 .294 .368 .662 20 58
1926 31 42 93 90 11 28 7 2 0 15 0 2 4 .311 .326 .433 .759 13 40
1927 32 57 119 116 12 30 3 1 1 12 0 2 4 .259 .271 .328 .599 11 54
1928 33 41 104 97 11 24 2 0 1 8 2 1 6 .247 .255 .299 .554 7 39
1929 34 41 108 103 12 17 4 2 1 8 1 2 8 .165 .181 .272 .453 5 39
1930 35 41 86 83 6 18 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 .217 .217 .241 .458 4 39
1931 36 38 100 90 7 19 2 0 0 4 0 5 2 .211 .253 .233 .486 5 36
1932 37 38 44 44 5 11 4 1 0 4 1 0 2 .250 .250 .386 .636 4 36
1933 38 39 50 48 4 10 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 .208 .224 .271 .495 3 37
1934 39 45 42 40 6 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 .275 .275 .300 .575 3 42
1935 40 49 73 66 3 18 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 .273 .284 .273 .556 5 47
1936 41 37 50 48 1 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 .229 .229 .271 .500 3 35
1937 42 20 13 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 .385 .273 .657 1 19
15 Yrs 782 1883 1776 161 430 66 17 5 174 16 54 113 .242 .265 .307 .572 145 742
162 Game Avg. 162 390 368 33 89 14 4 1 36 3 11 23 .242 .265 .307 .572 30 742

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Oldest s c a p y
1934 NL  born 1895-04-22 (7th)
1935 NL  born 1895-04-22 (6th)
1936 NL  born 1895-04-22 (2nd)
1937 NL  born 1895-04-22 (2nd)

                                         

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