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Bob Smith
Robert Eldridge Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 22, 1895 in Rogersville, TN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1923
Final Game: August 6, 1937
Died: July 19, 1987 in Waycross, GA
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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
1925 30 BSN NL 5 3 .625 4.47 13 10 3 6 0 0 92.2 110 51 46 6 36 19 0 0 1 410 90 1.576 10.7 0.6 3.5 1.8 0.53
1926 31 BSN NL 10 13 .435 3.75 33 23 9 14 4 1 201.1 199 91 84 10 75 44 0 0 0 845 95 1.361 8.9 0.4 3.4 2.0 0.59
1927 32 BSN NL 10 18 .357 3.76 41 32 7 16 1 3 260.2 297 132 109 9 75 81 2 1 1 1110 99 1.427 10.3 0.3 2.6 2.8 1.08
1928 33 BSN NL 13 17 .433 3.87 38 25 9 14 0 2 244.1 274 138 105 11 74 59 2 0 3 1056 101 1.424 10.1 0.4 2.7 2.2 0.80
1929 34 BSN NL 11 17 .393 4.68 34 29 4 19 1 3 231.0 256 135 120 20 71 65 1 0 3 988 100 1.416 10.0 0.8 2.8 2.5 0.92
1930 35 BSN NL 10 14 .417 4.26 38 24 12 14 2 5 219.2 247 115 104 25 85 84 3 0 0 969 116 1.511 10.1 1.0 3.5 3.4 0.99
1931 36 CHC NL 15 12 .556 3.22 36 29 5 18 2 2 240.1 239 101 86 10 62 63 1 1 1 1004 120 1.252 9.0 0.4 2.3 2.4 1.02
1932 37 CHC NL 4 3 .571 4.61 34 11 12 4 1 2 119.0 148 64 61 4 36 35 3 1 1 538 82 1.546 11.2 0.3 2.7 2.6 0.97
1933 38 TOT NL 8 7 .533 2.65 30 10 16 7 1 1 132.1 143 51 39 6 18 34 0 0 1 546 123 1.217 9.7 0.4 1.2 2.3 1.89
1933 38 CIN NL 4 4 .500 2.20 16 6 7 4 0 0 73.2 75 27 18 3 11 18 0 0 1 303 155 1.167 9.2 0.4 1.3 2.2 1.64
1933 38 BSN NL 4 3 .571 3.22 14 4 9 3 1 1 58.2 68 24 21 3 7 16 0 0 0 243 95 1.278 10.4 0.5 1.1 2.5 2.29
1934 39 BSN NL 6 9 .400 4.66 39 5 25 3 0 5 121.2 133 69 63 9 36 26 0 1 0 526 82 1.389 9.8 0.7 2.7 1.9 0.72
1935 40 BSN NL 8 18 .308 3.94 46 20 22 8 2 5 203.1 232 105 89 13 61 58 3 0 0 893 96 1.441 10.3 0.6 2.7 2.6 0.95
1936 41 BSN NL 6 7 .462 3.77 35 11 20 5 2 8 136.0 142 65 57 3 35 36 1 0 0 582 102 1.301 9.4 0.2 2.3 2.4 1.03
1937 42 BSN NL 0 1 .000 4.09 18 0 12 0 0 3 44.0 52 22 20 6 6 14 2 0 0 185 88 1.318 10.6 1.2 1.2 2.9 2.33
13 Seasons 106 139 .433 3.94 435 229 156 128 16 40 2246.1 2472 1139 983 132 670 618 18 4 11 9652 100 1.399 9.9 0.5 2.7 2.5 0.92
162 Game Avg. 11 14 .433 3.94 45 23 16 13 2 4 230 253 117 101 14 69 63 2 0 1 988 100 1.399 9.9 0.5 2.7 2.5 0.92
BSN (11 yrs) 83 120 .409 4.06 349 183 132 102 13 36 1813.1 2010 947 818 115 561 502 14 2 8 7807 99 1.418 10.0 0.6 2.8 2.5 0.89
CHC (2 yrs) 19 15 .559 3.68 70 40 17 22 3 4 359.1 387 165 147 14 98 98 4 2 2 1542 104 1.350 9.7 0.4 2.5 2.5 1.00
CIN (1 yr) 4 4 .500 2.20 16 6 7 4 0 0 73.2 75 27 18 3 11 18 0 0 1 303 155 1.167 9.2 0.4 1.3 2.2 1.64

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
1932 37 CHC NL WS L NYY 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1 WS 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0

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
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/O
1926 31 BSN NL 40 87 84 10 25 6 2 0 13 0 2 4 .298 .314 .417 .731 102 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 50 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 64 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 40 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 45 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 54 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 34 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 35 2 0 0 0 1
15 Seasons 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

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
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 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1923 BSN NL 28 SS 101 629 234 360 35 68 .944 5.88 .939 5.45
1923 BSN NL 28 2B 8 50 22 28 0 10 1.000 6.25 .958 5.58
1924 BSN NL 29 SS 80 473 180 273 20 54 .958 5.66 .949 5.44
1924 BSN NL 29 3B 23 61 18 40 3 5 .951 2.52 .956 2.81
1925 BSN NL 30 SS 21 127 45 70 12 13 .906 5.48 .944 5.19
1925 BSN NL 30 2B 15 88 32 51 5 6 .943 5.53 .968 5.61
1925 BSN NL 30 P 13 24 1 23 0 1 1.000 1.85 .954 1.35
1925 BSN NL 30 OF 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.30 0-1-0
1926 BSN NL 31 P 33 71 9 60 2 6 .972 2.09 .958 1.39
1927 BSN NL 32 P 41 88 22 63 3 3 .966 2.07 .958 1.29
1928 BSN NL 33 P 38 85 16 66 3 5 .965 2.16 .966 1.27
1929 BSN NL 34 P 34 69 12 56 1 3 .986 2.00 .964 1.23
1929 BSN NL 34 SS 5 29 9 19 1 4 .966 5.60 .948 5.36
1930 BSN NL 35 P 38 64 16 47 1 3 .984 1.66 .962 1.10
1931 CHC NL 36 P 36 63 8 55 0 4 1.000 1.75 .957 1.20
1932 CHC NL 37 P 34 33 7 26 0 3 1.000 0.97 .955 1.21
1932 CHC NL 37 2B 2 11 1 10 0 1 1.000 5.50 .964 5.45
1933 TOT NL 38 P 30 37 1 34 2 4 .946 1.17 .965 1.28
1933 CIN NL 38 P 16 17 0 15 2 4 .882 0.94 .965 1.28
1933 CIN NL 38 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90
1933 BSN NL 38 P 14 20 1 19 0 0 1.000 1.43 .965 1.28
1934 BSN NL 39 P 39 37 7 30 0 2 1.000 0.95 .959 1.12
1935 BSN NL 40 P 46 50 10 39 1 1 .980 1.07 .958 1.18
1936 BSN NL 41 P 35 42 8 34 0 2 1.000 1.20 .948 1.16
1937 BSN NL 42 P 18 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.39 .957 1.20
13 Seasons P 435 670 118 539 13 37 .981 1.51 .959 1.22
5 Seasons SS 208 1258 468 722 68 139 .946 5.72 .943 5.41
3 Seasons 2B 25 149 55 89 5 17 .966 5.76 .964 5.59
1 Season 3B 23 61 18 40 3 5 .951 2.52 .956 2.81
1 Season OF 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.30 0-1-0
15 Seasons TOT 692 2139 659 1391 89 198 .958 2.96 .909 2.69 0-1-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1931 NL  3.221 (10th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1931 NL  1.252 (8th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 NL  8.950 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1927 NL  41 (10th)
1935 NL  46 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1927 NL  3 (5th)
1930 NL  5 (4th)
1934 NL  5 (5th)
1935 NL  5 (4th)
1936 NL  8 (3rd)
1937 NL  3 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1927 NL  260.7 (8th)
1928 NL  244.3 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1930 NL  84 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1927 NL  32 (8th)
1929 NL  29 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1929 NL  19 (2nd)
1931 NL  18 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1926 NL  4 (2nd)
1930 NL  2 (5th)
1936 NL  2 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1926 NL  10 (10th)
1929 NL  20 (5th)
1930 NL  25 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1927 NL  75 (9th)
1930 NL  85 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1927 NL  297 (3rd)
1928 NL  274 (4th)
1929 NL  256 (10th)
Career  2472 (229th)

Losses s c a p y
1926 NL  13 (10th)
1927 NL  18 (2nd)
1928 NL  17 (5th)
1929 NL  17 (2nd)
1935 NL  18 (3rd)
Career  139 (201st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1927 NL  109 (7th)
1928 NL  105 (7th)
1929 NL  120 (4th)
Career  983 (238th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1927 NL  1110 (7th)
1928 NL  1056 (7th)
Career  9652 (247th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1934 NL  25 (1st)
1935 NL  22 (1st)
1936 NL  20 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1931 NL  120 (9th)

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)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 45 (553), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 15, 1922: Drafted by the Boston Braves from New Orleans (Southern Association) in the 1922 rule 5 draft.

October 14, 1930: Traded by the Boston Braves with Jimmy Welsh to the Chicago Cubs for Bill McAfee and Wes Schulmerich.

November 30, 1932: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Rollie Hemsley, Johnny Moore and Lance Richbourg to the Cincinnati Reds for Babe Herman.

July 31, 1933: Selected off waivers by the Boston Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.

January 8, 1938: Released by the Boston Bees.

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