Chris Smith

Christopher Michael Smith

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 9, 1981 in Apple Valley, CA
School: University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 21, 2008
Teams (by GP): Brewers/RedSox 2008-2010

Final Game: June 14, 2010
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Standard Pitching

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
2002	21	BOS-min	A-	3	3	.500	4.13	14	14	0	0	0	0	56.2	54	29	26	3	14	0	50	2	0	5	237		1.200	8.6	0.5	2.2	7.9	3.57	LOW · NYPL
2003	22	BOS-min	A,A+,Rk	5	5	.500	3.78	13	12	0	0	0	0	66.2	67	32	28	4	11	0	37	4	1	4	274		1.170	9.0	0.5	1.5	5.0	3.36	AUG,SAR,RES · SALL,FLOR,GULF
2004	23	BOS-min	AA	5	2	.714	3.75	14	14	0	0	0	0	74.1	77	34	31	10	21	0	85	2	3	1	317		1.318	9.3	1.2	2.5	10.3	4.05	PRT · EL
2005	24	BOS-min	AA,Rk	4	4	.500	5.03	16	16	0	0	0	0	78.2	95	46	44	13	15	1	53	4	0	3	341		1.398	10.9	1.5	1.7	6.1	3.53	PRT,RES · EL,GULF
2006	25	BOS-min	AA,AAA	10	7	.588	3.86	27	26	0	1	1	0	149.1	147	73	64	11	38	3	101	11	3	5	636		1.239	8.9	0.7	2.3	6.1	2.66	PRT,PAW · EL,IL
2007	26	BOS-min	AA,AAA	6	9	.400	4.29	32	14	4	0	0	1	109.0	138	62	52	11	42	2	82	9	1	7	495		1.651	11.4	0.9	3.5	6.8	1.95	PRT,PAW · EL,IL
2008	27	BOS-min	AAA	1	5	.167	3.19	37	4	27	0	0	15	59.1	54	23	21	6	11	1	52	2	0	2	239		1.096	8.2	0.9	1.7	7.9	4.73	PAW · IL
2008	27	BOS	AL	1	0	1.000	7.85	12	0	3	0	0	0	18.1	18	16	16	6	7	0	13	0	0	0	78	60	1.364	8.8	2.9	3.4	6.4	1.86
2009	28	MIL-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	1.27	28	0	23	0	0	17	42.2	31	7	6	3	6	1	49	2	0	1	162		0.867	6.5	0.6	1.3	10.3	8.17	NVL · PCL
2009	28	MIL	NL	0	0		4.11	35	0	12	0	0	0	46.0	41	21	21	11	19	0	35	3	0	1	200	101	1.304	8.0	2.2	3.7	6.8	1.84
2010	29	MIL-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.56	47	0	43	0	0	26	48.0	47	23	19	7	21	1	62	0	0	3	207		1.417	8.8	1.3	3.9	11.6	2.95	NVL · PCL
2010	29	MIL	NL	0	0		5.40	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	2	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	14	83	1.500	10.8	0.0	2.7	10.8	4.00
2011	30	SEA-min	AAA	1	1	.500	6.75	13	0	9	0	0	2	18.2	30	14	14	3	12	4	22	0	0	2	100		2.250	14.5	1.4	5.8	10.6	1.83	TAC · PCL
3 Yrs				1	0	1.000	5.19	50	0	16	0	0	0	67.2	63	39	39	17	27	0	52	3	0	1	292	83	1.330	8.4	2.3	3.6	6.9	1.93
162 Game Avg.				1	0	1.000	5.19	68	0	22	0	0	0	92	86	53	53	23	37	0	71	4	0	1	397	83	1.330	8.4	2.3	3.6	6.9	1.93

MIL (2 yrs)				0	0		4.20	38	0	13	0	0	0	49.1	45	23	23	11	20	0	39	3	0	1	214	99	1.318	8.2	2.0	3.6	7.1	1.95
BOS (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	7.85	12	0	3	0	0	0	18.1	18	16	16	6	7	0	13	0	0	0	78	60	1.364	8.8	2.9	3.4	6.4	1.86

NL (2 yrs)				0	0		4.20	38	0	13	0	0	0	49.1	45	23	23	11	20	0	39	3	0	1	214	99	1.318	8.2	2.0	3.6	7.1	1.95
AL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	7.85	12	0	3	0	0	0	18.1	18	16	16	6	7	0	13	0	0	0	78	60	1.364	8.8	2.9	3.4	6.4	1.86

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
2008	27	BOS	AL	18.1	12	0	16	7.85	4.85	0.14	-0.36	105.5	4.59	-7	-0.7	.2	0.2	-0.3	-4	.444	.496	$
2009	28	MIL	NL	46.0	35	0	21	4.11	4.48	0.01	-0.33	99.1	4.10	-0	-0.0	.4	-0.1	0.3	4	.500	.500	$
2010	29	MIL	NL	3.1	3	0	2	5.40	4.24	0.04	-0.32	97.7	3.79	-1	-0.1	.1	0.0	0.0	-0	.479	.500	$
3 Seasons				67.2	50	0	39	5.19	4.57	0.05	-0.34	100.8	4.22	-8	-0.7	.3	0.1	0.0	-0	.485	.498	$

MIL (2 yrs)				49.1	38	0	23	4.20	4.46	0.01	-0.33	99.0	4.08	-1	-0.1	.4	-0.1	0.3	4	.498	.500	$
BOS (1 yr)				18.1	12	0	16	7.85	4.85	0.14	-0.36	105.5	4.59	-7	-0.7	.2	0.2	-0.3	-4	.444	.496	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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	ROE
2008	27	BOS	AL	12	78	69	16	18	4	0	6	0	0	7	13	.261	.325	.580	.904	.235	40	1	0	1	1	0	0
2009	28	MIL	NL	35	200	177	21	41	8	0	11	0	0	19	35	.232	.317	.463	.780	.229	82	4	3	1	0	0	2
2010	29	MIL	NL	3	14	13	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.308	.357	.462	.819	.444	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				50	292	259	39	63	14	0	17	0	0	27	52	.243	.321	.494	.815	.241	128	6	3	2	1	0	2
162 Game Avg.				68	397	352	53	86	19	0	23	0	0	37	71	.243	.321	.494	.815	.241	174	8	4	3	1	0	3
MLB Averages																.261	.331	.412	.743	.299

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
2008	27	BOS	AL	-5.5	-0.5	79	-0.1	0.2	-0.3	.16	-0.3	-0.3	-5.6	-0.5	0.16	-3.9	0	1	9
2009	28	MIL	NL	1.0	0.1	201	-0.1	1.2	-1.3	.34	-0.3	-0.1	2.2	0.2	0.34	-2.2	3	3	28
2010	29	MIL	NL	-0.3	-0.0	14	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.13	-0.0	-0.3	-0.4	-0.0	0.13	-0.2	0	0	2
3 Yrs				-4.8	-0.5	294	-0.3	1.4	-1.7	.28	-0.6	-0.4	-3.8	-0.3	0.28	-6.3	3	4	39

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	SVOpp	BSv	SV%	SVSit	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
2008	27	BOS	AL	12	12	3	1	0	0		0	9	4	44%	7	.162	0	1	9	5	0	7	4	8	6	3	6	1	4.6	25
2009	28	MIL	NL	35	35	12	0	1	1	0%	1	15	4	27%	7	.339	3	3	28	3	1	31	7	28	12	5	12	6	3.9	21
2010	29	MIL	NL	3	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0		5	.134	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	1	3.3	21
3 Yrs				50	50	16	1	1	1	0%	1	24	8	33%		.282	3	4	39	9	1	40	11	39	19	8	19	8	4.1	22

Ratio Pitching*

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%
2008	27	BOS	AL	78	44%	7.7%	16.7%	9.0%	12.8%	56%	0.36	0.52	65%	12%	16.2%	12%	16	1	6%
2009	28	MIL	NL	200	52%	5.5%	17.5%	9.5%	9.5%	46%	0.48	0.56	66%	17%	13.4%	15%	45	4	9%
2010	29	MIL	NL	14	79%	0.0%	28.6%	7.1%	14.3%	50%	1.25		64%	44%	0.0%	0%	1	1	100%
3 Yrs				292	51%	5.8%	17.8%	9.3%	10.6%	49%	0.46	0.61	65%	17%	13.8%	13%	62	6	10%
MLB Averages					45%	2.6%	18.0%	8.7%	7.8%	33%	0.79	1.07	69%	19%	7.5%	13%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2008	27	BOS	AL	79	304	3.85	182	60%	31%	10%	26%	32%	69%	0%	41%	85%	48%	6%	5	3	15%	12	6	2	38%	3	2	-1	0	0
2009	28	MIL	NL	200	748	3.74	463	62%	29%	15%	25%	31%	71%	0%	44%	79%	63%	5%	10	6	22%	43	26	5	29%	5	4	0	0	0
2010	29	MIL	NL	14	63	4.50	41	65%	20%	27%	32%	22%	80%	0%	52%	67%	64%	0%	0	0	50%	7	4	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				293	1115	3.81	686	62%	29%	15%	26%	31%	71%	0%	44%	79%	59%	5%	15	9	21%	62	36	7	29%	8	6	-1	0	0
MLB Averages						3.81		63%	28%	15%	27%	30%	72%	2%	45%	80%	58%	5%			22%				25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					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
2008	27	BOS	AL	78	18	2	0	6	1	2	5	1	1	5	6	3	2	50%	0	0	0	24	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2009	28	MIL	NL	200	41	4	0	11	1	10	5	6	7	4	10	3	1	30%	2	1	0	78	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010	29	MIL	NL	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				292	63	6	0	17	2	12	10	7	8	9	16	6	3	38%	2	1	0	109	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
MLB Averages																		52%							73%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
2008	27	1	1.000	7.85	12	3	18.1	18	16	16	6	7	13	0	0	78	60	1.364	8.8	2.9	3.4	6.4	1.86	60
2009	28	1	1.000	5.18	47	15	64.1	59	37	37	17	26	48	3	1	278	83	1.321	8.3	2.4	3.6	6.7	1.85	83
2010	29	1	1.000	5.19	50	16	67.2	63	39	39	17	27	52	3	1	292	83	1.330	8.4	2.3	3.6	6.9	1.93	83

Neutralized Pitching

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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
2008	27	0	1	.000	7.50	18.0	18	17	15	6	7	13	0	1.389	9.0	3.5	6.5	1.86	3.0	12
2009	28	2	3	.400	4.11	46.0	41	23	21	11	19	35	3	1.304	8.0	3.7	6.8	1.84	2.2	35
2010	29	0	0		6.00	3.0	4	2	2	0	1	4	0	1.667	12.0	3.0	12.0	4.00	0.0	3
3 Yrs		2	4	.333	5.10	67.0	63	42	38	17	27	52	3	1.343	8.5		7.0	1.93	2.3	50

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