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Dick Smith

Richard Arthur Smith

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 17, 1939 in Lebanon, OR
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1963
Teams (by GP): Mets/Dodgers 1963-1965

Final Game: May 2, 1965
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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
1963 24 NYM NL 20 47 42 4 10 0 1 0 3 3 2 5 10 .238 .319 .286 .605 76 12 0 0 0 0 2 /873
1964 25 NYM NL 46 97 94 14 21 6 1 0 3 6 2 1 29 .223 .247 .309 .556 59 29 2 2 0 0 0 37/89
1965 26 LAD NL 10 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /789
3 Yrs 76 151 142 18 31 6 2 0 7 9 4 6 42 .218 .260 .289 .549 58 41 2 2 1 0 2
162 Game Avg. 162 322 303 38 66 13 4 0 15 19 9 13 90 .218 .260 .289 .549 58 87 4 4 2 0 4
NYM (2 yrs) 66 144 136 18 31 6 2 0 6 9 4 6 39 .228 .271 .301 .572 64 41 2 2 0 0 2
LAD (1 yr) 10 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

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
1963 24 NYM NL 20 47 -2 0 0 -2 -0 -4 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .474 .497 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $ /873
1964 25 NYM NL 46 97 -5 1 0 1 -2 -5 -0.5 3 -1 -0.2 .488 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -2 $ 37/89
1965 26 LAD NL 10 7 -2 0 0 -0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .476 .499 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /789
3 Seasons 76 151 -9 1 0 -1 -2 -11 -1.3 5 -6 -0.7 .483 .497 -0.6 -0.4 -5 $
NYM (2 yrs) 66 144 -7 1 0 -1 -2 -9 -1.0 5 -4 -0.5 .484 .497 -0.4 -0.3 -3 $
LAD (1 yr) 10 7 -2 0 0 -0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .476 .499 -0.2 -0.1 -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
1963 24 NYM NL 47 34 4 3.2 89 .313 .238 .254 .319 .316 .286 .380 .605 .696 76 .405 -1.3 -0.1 .529 .190 .048 .0
1964 25 NYM NL 97 77 7 2.4 90 .323 .223 .259 .247 .316 .309 .384 .556 .700 59 .280 -5.2 -0.6 .468 .138 .085 .0
1965 26 LAD NL 7 7 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .250 .000 .312 .000 .378 .000 .690 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
3 Yrs 151 118 11 2.5 90 .310 .218 .257 .260 .316 .289 .383 .549 .698 58 .294 -8.0 -0.8 .462 .148 .070 .0
162 Game Avg. 322 252 23 2.5 90 .310 .218 .257 .260 .316 .289 .383 .549 .698 58 .294 -8.0 -0.8 .462 .148 .070
NYM (2 yrs) 144 111 11 2.7 90 .320 .228 .257 .271 .316 .301 .383 .572 .699 64 .319 -6.5 -0.7 .486 .154 .074 .0
LAD (1 yr) 7 7 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .250 .000 .312 .000 .378 .000 .690 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000

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
1963 24 NYM NL 47 0.0% 21.3% 10.6% 2.1% 10% 2.00 4.2 14.0 1.75 68%
1964 25 NYM NL 97 0.0% 29.9% 1.0% 7.2% 33% 29.00 3.2 31.3 2.21 67%
1965 26 LAD NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 6.0 1.00 43%
3 Yrs 151 0.0% 27.8% 4.0% 5.3% 26% 7.00 3.4 20.3 1.96 66%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.6% 8.0% 6.3% 28% 1.96 5.8 40.5 9.1 1.10 72%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1963 24 NYM NL -1.3 -0.1 52 -0.0 0.4 -0.5 .62 -0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.94 -2.3 0.97 5
1964 25 NYM NL -5.3 -0.6 108 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 .91 -0.6 -0.3 -4.0 -0.4 0.90 -4.9 0.91 8
1965 26 LAD NL -1.5 -0.2 7 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 1.60 -0.2 -0.1 -2.2 -0.2 1.20 -1.8 0
3 Yrs -8.1 -0.9 167 -1.2 1.5 -2.6 .85 -1.0 -0.4 -5.5 -0.6 0.93 -9.0 0.94 13

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1963 24 NYM NL 0 0 27% 14 3 2 60% 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 75% 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
1964 25 NYM NL 1 0 58% 52 6 2 75% 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 46% 8 4 4 1 0 1 4 3 1
1965 26 LAD NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 1 0 46% 69 9 4 69% 8 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 53% 10 5 5 3 0 3 4 3 1

Situational Hitting*

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
1963 24 NYM NL 47 66% 10 5 1 0 0 0.97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 5 0 0% 22 3 14% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1964 25 NYM NL 97 45% 21 8 1 0 0 0.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 15 2 13% 7 0 0% 41 3 7% 5 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1965 26 LAD NL 7 57% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 6 1 17% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 151 52% 31 13 2 0 0 0.94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 22 2 9% 16 1 6% 69 7 10% 10 1 10% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages 53% 77% 10% 30% 14% 47% 51%

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
1963 24 20 47 42 4 10 0 1 0 3 3 2 5 10 .238 .319 .286 .605 76 12 0 0 0 0 2
1964 25 66 144 136 18 31 6 2 0 6 9 4 6 39 .228 .271 .301 .572 64 41 2 2 0 0 2
1965 26 76 151 142 18 31 6 2 0 7 9 4 6 42 .218 .260 .289 .549 58 41 2 2 1 0 2

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
1963 24 20 47 42 4 10 0 1 0 3 3 5 10 .238 .319 .286 .605 4 20
1964 25 46 99 96 17 23 7 1 0 4 7 1 29 .240 .263 .333 .596 8 46
1965 26 10 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
3 Yrs 76 153 144 21 33 7 2 0 8 10 6 42 .229 .270 .306 .575 12 76
162 Game Avg. 162 326 307 45 70 15 4 0 17 21 13 90 .229 .270 .306 .575 26 76

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