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Clay Smith

Clay Jamieson Smith

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 11, 1914 in Cambridge, KS
School: Southwestern College (Winfield, KS) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1938
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Indians 1938-1940

Final Game: September 22, 1940
Died: March 5, 2002 in Winfield, KS
Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, KS
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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
1938 23 CLE AL 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 18 10 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 51 72 1.818 14.7 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.50
1940 25 DET AL 1 1 .500 5.08 14 1 5 0 0 0 28.1 32 18 16 3 13 14 1 0 2 128 94 1.588 10.2 1.0 4.1 4.4 1.08
2 Yrs 1 1 .500 5.49 18 1 9 0 0 0 39.1 50 28 24 4 15 17 1 0 2 179 87 1.653 11.4 0.9 3.4 3.9 1.13
162 Game Avg. 4 4 .500 5.49 64 4 32 0 0 0 141 179 100 86 14 54 61 4 0 7 641 87 1.653 11.4 0.9 3.4 3.9 1.13
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 18 10 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 51 72 1.818 14.7 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.50
DET (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.08 14 1 5 0 0 0 28.1 32 18 16 3 13 14 1 0 2 128 94 1.588 10.2 1.0 4.1 4.4 1.08

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 Awards
1938 23 CLE AL 11.0 4 0 10 8.18 5.43 -0.11 0.00 92.0 5.09 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .418 .498 $
1940 25 DET AL 28.1 14 1 18 5.72 5.01 -0.20 0.00 101.3 5.28 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .489 .499 $
2 Seasons 39.1 18 1 28 6.41 5.13 -0.17 0.00 98.7 5.22 -6 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .473 .499 $
CLE (1 yr) 11.0 4 0 10 8.18 5.43 -0.11 0.00 92.0 5.09 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .418 .498 $
DET (1 yr) 28.1 14 1 18 5.72 5.01 -0.20 0.00 101.3 5.28 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .489 .499 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1940 25 DET AL WS L CIN 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 16 1.000 2.3 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
1 WS 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 16 1.000 2.3 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33

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%
1938 23 CLE AL 51 2.0% 5.9% 3.9% 88%
1940 25 DET AL 128 2.3% 10.9% 10.2% 75%
2 Yrs 179 2.2% 9.5% 8.4% 79%
MLB Averages 1.6% 9.0% 8.8% 3.3% 14% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1938 23 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 18 10 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 51 72 1.818 14.7 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.50 72
1939 24 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 18 10 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 51 72 1.818 14.7 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.50 72
1940 25 1 1 .500 5.49 18 1 9 0 0 0 39.1 50 28 24 4 15 17 1 0 2 179 87 1.653 11.4 0.9 3.4 3.9 1.13 87

Neutralized Pitching

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 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
1938 23 0 1 .000 6.55 11.0 18 9 8 1 2 3 0 1.818 14.7 1.6 2.5 1.50 0.8 4
1940 25 2 1 .667 3.90 30.0 30 14 13 3 12 15 1 1.400 9.0 3.6 4.5 1.25 0.9 14
2 Yrs 2 2 .500 4.61 41.0 48 23 21 4 14 18 1 1.512 10.5 4.0 1.29 0.9 18

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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