Bobby Gene Smith
Bobby Gene Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 28, 1934 in Hood River, OR
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1957
Final Game: July 17, 1965
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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
1957 23 STL NL 93 201 185 24 39 7 1 3 18 1 1 13 35 .211 .260 .308 .568 51 57 5 0 1 2 3 89
1958 24 STL NL 28 92 88 8 25 3 0 2 5 1 0 2 18 .284 .304 .386 .691 79 34 1 1 0 1 0 8/9
1959 25 STL NL 43 61 60 11 13 1 1 1 7 0 0 1 9 .217 .230 .317 .546 41 19 2 0 0 0 0 97/8
1960 26 PHI NL 98 230 217 24 62 5 2 4 27 2 3 10 28 .286 .317 .382 .700 91 83 6 0 3 0 1 7/859
1961 27 PHI NL 79 192 174 16 44 7 0 2 18 0 1 15 32 .253 .313 .328 .640 72 57 5 1 0 2 2 79/8
1962 28 TOT NL 112 196 181 17 38 9 1 1 16 1 3 12 22 .210 .258 .287 .545 42 52 6 0 2 1 0 789
1962 28 NYM NL 8 25 22 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 .136 .240 .227 .467 27 5 1 0 0 0 0 /98
1962 28 CHC NL 13 32 29 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 6 .172 .219 .276 .495 30 8 0 0 0 1 0 /89
1962 28 STL NL 91 139 130 13 30 9 0 0 12 1 1 7 14 .231 .270 .300 .570 47 39 5 0 2 0 0 78/9
1965 31 CAL AL 23 62 57 1 13 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 10 .228 .262 .281 .543 57 16 0 1 1 1 0 7/9
7 Seasons 476 1034 962 101 234 35 5 13 96 5 9 55 154 .243 .284 .331 .615 64 318 25 3 7 7 6
162 Game Avg. 162 352 327 34 80 12 2 4 33 2 3 19 52 .243 .284 .331 .615 64 108 9 1 2 2 2
STL (4 yrs) 255 493 463 56 107 20 2 6 42 3 2 23 76 .231 .267 .322 .589 54 149 13 1 3 3 3
PHI (2 yrs) 177 422 391 40 106 12 2 6 45 2 4 25 60 .271 .315 .358 .673 83 140 11 1 3 2 3
NYM (1 yr) 8 25 22 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 .136 .240 .227 .467 27 5 1 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 23 62 57 1 13 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 10 .228 .262 .281 .543 57 16 0 1 1 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 13 32 29 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 6 .172 .219 .276 .495 30 8 0 0 0 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 453 972 905 100 221 32 5 13 91 5 8 53 144 .244 .286 .334 .619 65 302 25 2 6 6 6
AL (1 yr) 23 62 57 1 13 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 10 .228 .262 .281 .543 57 16 0 1 1 1 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1957 23 STL NL 201 155 14 2.4 105 .242 .211 .271 .260 .334 .308 .419 .568 .754 51 .237 -13.2 -1.3 .461 .168 .097 1.5
1958 24 STL NL 92 65 11 4.5 109 .333 .284 .274 .304 .343 .386 .428 .691 .771 79 .488 -2.9 -0.3 .594 .136 .102 1.3
1959 25 STL NL 61 49 4 2.2 110 .240 .217 .277 .230 .344 .317 .429 .546 .773 41 .202 -5.6 -0.6 .408 .117 .100 .0
1960 26 PHI NL 230 167 24 3.9 99 .314 .286 .263 .317 .329 .382 .404 .700 .733 91 .445 -3.6 -0.4 .561 .138 .097 2.7
1961 27 PHI NL 192 138 17 3.3 104 .296 .253 .268 .313 .334 .328 .417 .640 .751 72 .346 -6.5 -0.6 .529 .155 .075 .0
1962 28 TOT NL 196 155 12 2.1 110 .233 .210 .280 .258 .348 .287 .425 .545 .773 42 .191 -15.7 -1.6 .408 .133 .077 1.0
1962 28 NYM NL 25 21 1 1.3 103 .150 .136 .270 .240 .337 .227 .410 .467 .747 27 .088 -2.4 -0.2 .333 .182 .091
1962 28 CHC NL 32 26 2 2.1 106 .174 .172 .275 .219 .342 .276 .417 .495 .759 30 .189 -3.0 -0.3 .360 .138 .103 .0
1962 28 STL NL 139 108 9 2.2 112 .259 .231 .282 .270 .351 .300 .429 .570 .780 47 .213 -10.2 -1.0 .434 .123 .069 .0
1965 31 CAL AL 62 47 4 2.3 89 .271 .228 .247 .262 .317 .281 .379 .543 .696 57 .262 -3.1 -0.3 .400 .070 .053
7 Seasons 1034 776 86 3.0 104 .276 .243 .269 .284 .336 .331 .415 .615 .751 64 .317 -50.6 -5.1 .488 .140 .087 7.2
162 Game Avg. 352 264 29 3.0 104 .276 .243 .269 .284 .336 .331 .415 .615 .751 64 .317 -50.6 -5.1 .488 .140 .087 2
STL (4 yrs) 493 377 38 2.7 108 .263 .231 .276 .267 .342 .322 .425 .589 .767 54 .274 -31.9 -3.2 .469 .143 .091 4.0
PHI (2 yrs) 422 305 41 3.6 101 .306 .271 .265 .315 .331 .358 .410 .673 .741 83 .400 -10.1 -1.0 .547 .146 .087 3.0
NYM (1 yr) 25 21 1 1.3 103 .150 .136 .270 .240 .337 .227 .410 .467 .747 27 .088 -2.4 -0.2 .333 .182 .091
CAL (1 yr) 62 47 4 2.3 89 .271 .228 .247 .262 .317 .281 .379 .543 .696 57 .262 -3.1 -0.3 .400 .070 .053
CHC (1 yr) 32 26 2 2.1 106 .174 .172 .275 .219 .342 .276 .417 .495 .759 30 .189 -3.0 -0.3 .360 .138 .103 .0
NL (6 yrs) 972 729 82 3.0 105 .276 .244 .271 .286 .337 .334 .418 .619 .755 65 .320 -47.5 -4.7 .494 .145 .090 7.2
AL (1 yr) 62 47 4 2.3 89 .271 .228 .247 .262 .317 .281 .379 .543 .696 57 .262 -3.1 -0.3 .400 .070 .053

Ratio Batting*

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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
1957 23 STL NL 201 1.5% 17.4% 6.5% 5.5% 28% 2.69 5.3 61.7 10.3 0.80 74%
1958 24 STL NL 92 2.2% 19.6% 2.2% 5.4% 20% 9.00 4.9 44.0 17.6 1.19 75%
1959 25 STL NL 61 1.6% 14.8% 1.6% 4.9% 23% 9.00 6.7 60.0 8.6 0.77 82%
1960 26 PHI NL 230 1.7% 12.2% 4.4% 4.8% 18% 2.80 7.8 54.3 8.0 0.91 80%
1961 27 PHI NL 192 1.0% 16.7% 7.8% 4.7% 21% 2.13 5.4 87.0 9.7 0.86 74%
1962 28 TOT NL 196 0.5% 11.2% 6.1% 5.6% 29% 1.83 8.2 181.0 11.3 1.40 81%
1962 28 NYM NL 25 0.0% 8.0% 12.0% 4.0% 33% 0.67 11.0 11.0 1.13 80%
1962 28 CHC NL 32 3.1% 18.8% 6.3% 3.1% 20% 3.00 4.8 29.0 14.5 1.25 72%
1962 28 STL NL 139 0.0% 10.1% 5.0% 6.5% 30% 2.00 9.3 10.8 1.49 83%
1965 31 CAL AL 62 0.0% 16.1% 3.2% 4.8% 23% 5.00 5.7 11.4 1.57 77%
7 Seasons 1034 1.3% 14.9% 5.3% 5.1% 23% 2.80 6.2 74.0 10.0 1.00 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1957 23 STL NL 3 0 43% 74 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 60% 9 4 5 3 3 0 8 1 7
1958 24 STL NL 1 0 23% 52 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 3
1959 25 STL NL 1 0 77% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22% 5 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 1
1960 26 PHI NL 4 0 29% 93 2 3 40% 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 38% 16 12 3 2 1 0 11 2 8
1961 27 PHI NL 1 0 24% 77 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 20% 12 10 1 6 4 2 2 1 1
1962 28 TOT NL 2 0 33% 80 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 60% 12 5 7 2 1 1 6 2 4
1962 28 NYM NL 1 0 17% 5 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 28 CHC NL 1 0 33% 7 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1962 28 STL NL 0 0 35% 68 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 56% 11 5 6 1 1 0 6 2 4
1965 31 CAL AL 0 0 6% 26 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 60% 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 12 0 32% 426 5 9 36% 5 7 0 1 0 1 3 1 8 18 46% 61 37 22 16 11 4 32 7 24
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1957 23 STL NL 201 42% 39 13 1 0 0 0.58 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 100% 32 5 16% 15 5 33% 122 16 13% 10 6 60% 6 1 17% 0
1958 24 STL NL 92 30% 25 1 0 0 0 0.05 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 1 7% 8 1 13% 49 3 6% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
1959 25 STL NL 61 36% 13 8 2 0 1 1.16 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 2 17% 5 1 20% 46 6 13% 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1960 26 PHI NL 230 58% 62 35 11 1 5 1.45 4 0 8 2 2 4 0 0 4 3 75% 48 6 13% 21 6 29% 152 26 17% 17 7 41% 11 6 55% 0
1961 27 PHI NL 192 61% 44 31 6 0 0 1.30 2 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0% 43 5 12% 21 5 24% 128 16 13% 11 6 55% 9 2 22% 0
1962 28 TOT NL 195 52% 38 17 2 0 0 1.25 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 100% 35 6 17% 13 7 54% 123 16 13% 5 4 80% 12 4 33% 1
1962 28 NYM NL 25 40% 3 2 0 0 0 2.44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 0 0 19 2 11% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 28 CHC NL 31 81% 5 5 1 0 0 1.02 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 11 1 9% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 1
1962 28 STL NL 139 48% 30 10 1 0 0 1.14 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 26 5 19% 11 6 55% 93 13 14% 4 3 75% 10 4 40% 0
1965 31 CAL AL 62 82% 13 7 2 0 0 1.36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 4 2 50% 30 5 17% 2 2 100% 7 4 57% 0
7 Seasons 1033 52% 234 112 24 1 6 1.24 13 0 28 7 6 10 3 0 9 7 78% 191 25 13% 87 27 31% 650 88 14% 52 26 50% 50 20 40% 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1957 23 93 201 185 24 39 7 1 3 18 1 1 13 35 .211 .260 .308 .568 51 57 5 0 1 2 3
1958 24 121 293 273 32 64 10 1 5 23 2 1 15 53 .234 .274 .333 .607 60 91 6 1 1 3 3
1959 25 164 354 333 43 77 11 2 6 30 2 1 16 62 .231 .266 .330 .597 57 110 8 1 1 3 3
1960 26 262 584 550 67 139 16 4 10 57 4 4 26 90 .253 .286 .351 .637 70 193 14 1 4 3 4
1961 27 341 776 724 83 183 23 4 12 75 4 5 41 122 .253 .293 .345 .638 71 250 19 2 4 5 6
1962 28 453 972 905 100 221 32 5 13 91 5 8 53 144 .244 .286 .334 .619 65 302 25 2 6 6 6
1963 29 453 972 905 100 221 32 5 13 91 5 8 53 144 .244 .286 .334 .619 65 302 25 2 6 6 6
1964 30 453 972 905 100 221 32 5 13 91 5 8 53 144 .244 .286 .334 .619 65 302 25 2 6 6 6
1965 31 476 1034 962 101 234 35 5 13 96 5 9 55 154 .243 .284 .331 .615 64 318 25 3 7 7 6

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1957 23 97 207 192 25 39 7 1 3 19 1 13 37 .203 .251 .297 .548 15 93
1958 24 29 96 92 8 26 3 0 2 5 1 2 19 .283 .302 .380 .683 11 28
1959 25 45 63 62 12 13 1 1 1 8 0 1 9 .210 .222 .306 .529 4 43
1960 26 102 235 225 26 63 5 2 4 29 2 10 29 .280 .311 .373 .684 26 98
1961 27 83 199 181 16 45 7 0 2 18 0 15 33 .249 .307 .320 .627 18 79
1962 28 112 189 177 15 34 8 1 1 15 1 11 22 .192 .238 .266 .504 11 112
1965 31 23 63 59 1 15 3 0 0 6 0 2 10 .254 .286 .305 .591 5 23
7 Seasons 491 1052 988 103 235 34 5 13 100 5 54 159 .238 .278 .322 .599 90 476
162 Game Avg. 162 347 326 34 78 11 2 4 33 2 18 52 .238 .278 .322 .599 30 476

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