Dick Smith
Richard Arthur Smith
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
Final Game: May 2, 1965
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 NYM NL 24 OF 10 9 78.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -27.7 -1.8 -1.1 -0.6 0 1.73 1.50 .973 2.01 1.75
1963 NYM NL 24 CF 6 6 54.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -8.9 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 0 2.17 2.17 .985 2.37 2.08
1963 NYM NL 24 LF 4 3 24.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -70.0 -1.4 -1.4 0.0 0 1.12 0.75 .967 1.80 1.38
1963 NYM NL 24 1B 2 1 8.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 12.38 5.50 .991 9.79 8.35
1964 NYM NL 25 1B 18 16 137.1 156 143 11 2 11 .987 0.5 4.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0 10.09 8.56 .990 10.02 8.83
1964 NYM NL 25 OF 13 3 43.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 11.2 0.4 0.9 -0.5 0 1.67 0.62 .975 1.99 1.72
1964 NYM NL 25 LF 11 3 41.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 20.5 0.7 0.9 -0.2 0 1.76 0.73 .962 1.71 1.34
1964 NYM NL 25 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1964 NYM NL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1965 LAD NL 26 OF 9 1 26.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -9.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.35 0.11 1.000 2.01 1.76
1965 LAD NL 26 LF 5 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -20.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.65 1.38
1965 LAD NL 26 CF 4 1 19.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 0.47 0.25 1.000 2.32 2.00
1965 LAD NL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
3 Seasons OF 32 13 147.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -13.1 -1.6 -0.4 -1.1 0 1.47 0.75 .975 2.00 1.74
2 Seasons 1B 20 17 145.1 167 154 11 2 11 .988 0.3 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 10.22 8.25 .990 10.01 8.78
3 Seasons LF 20 6 71.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -13.5 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 0 1.39 0.55 .964 1.74 1.36
3 Seasons CF 11 7 74.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -9.7 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 0 1.70 1.27 .986 2.36 2.05
2 Seasons RF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.65
3 Seasons TOT 52 30 292.1 191 178 11 2 11 .990 -1.3 -5.3 -1.3 -0.2 -1.0 0 0 5.82 3.63 .977 5.98 4.45

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1963 NYM NL 24 20 10 20 20 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0 10 8 1
1964 NYM NL 25 46 19 46 46 0 0 18 0 0 0 11 1 1 13 8 14
1965 LAD NL 26 10 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 9 0 3
3 Seasons 76 30 76 76 0 0 20 0 0 0 20 11 2 32 16 18
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1963 NYM NL 24 34 53% 85% 44% 1 100% 0 11 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 NYM NL 25 591 56% 78% 32% 23 96% 0 145 5 138 3 9 9 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 3 67%
2 Seasons 625 55% 79% 33% 24 96% 0 156 5 149 3 10 9 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 3 67%
MLB Averages 60% 77% 27% 94% 85%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1963 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 127 55% 80% 16% 14 21%
1964 NYM NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 175 57% 82% 30% 12 67%
1965 LAD NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 24 79% 54% 21% 2 0%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 33.3% 6 0 0.0% 0 326 58% 79% 24% 28 39%
MLB Averages 57.1% 2.1% 60% 77% 27% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1963 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 28.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 224 54% 87% 26% 34 38%
1964 NYM NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 43% 86% 29% 0
1965 LAD NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 79% 66% 18% 3 33%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 28.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 298 60% 82% 25% 37 38%
MLB Averages 40.5% 2.1% 60% 77% 27% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1964 NYM NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75% 100% 50% 0
1965 LAD NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 75% 63% 25% 0
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 75% 75% 33% 0
MLB Averages 42.4% 3.0% 60% 77% 27% 55%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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