Dwight Smith
John Dwight Smith
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 8, 1963 in Tallahassee, FL
High School: Wade Hampton (Varnville, SC)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 8, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1989
Final Game: September 29, 1996
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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 CHC NL 25 OF 102 86 764.0 200 188 7 5 3 .975 -5.2 -8.2 -7.2 0.1 -7.3 2 2.30 1.91 .981 2.32 1.96 RoY-2
1989 CHC NL 25 LF 75 63 544.2 137 128 5 4 2 .971 -7.9 -17.4 -8.9 -3.2 -5.7 1 2.20 1.77 .981 2.15 1.72 RoY-2
1989 CHC NL 25 RF 32 23 219.1 63 59 3 1 1 .984 2.7 14.8 1.7 3.3 -1.6 1 2.54 1.94 .978 2.12 1.70 RoY-2
1990 CHC NL 26 OF 81 65 573.2 145 139 4 2 2 .986 -7.1 -14.9 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 -5 2.24 1.77 .981 2.39 2.01
1990 CHC NL 26 LF 59 52 431.1 110 106 3 1 1 .991 -4.9 -13.6 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 -3 2.27 1.85 .979 2.19 1.71
1990 CHC NL 26 RF 22 13 140.0 35 33 1 1 1 .971 -2.2 -18.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 -2 2.19 1.55 .980 2.22 1.82
1990 CHC NL 26 CF 3 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.33
1991 CHC NL 27 OF 42 35 297.0 79 73 3 3 1 .962 -0.6 -2.4 -1.6 -1.7 0.1 1 2.30 1.81 .984 2.28 1.88
1991 CHC NL 27 RF 28 19 183.0 47 43 3 1 1 .979 0.5 3.3 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 1 2.26 1.64 .981 2.06 1.65
1991 CHC NL 27 CF 13 13 84.0 24 22 0 2 0 .917 -0.8 -11.4 -0.8 -1.2 0.4 0 2.36 1.69 .987 2.59 2.12
1991 CHC NL 27 LF 5 3 30.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -12.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.40 1.60 .988 2.19 1.68
1992 CHC NL 28 OF 63 42 397.1 97 93 2 2 0 .979 1.1 3.3 0.1 1.3 -1.2 1 2.15 1.51 .984 2.34 1.96
1992 CHC NL 28 CF 27 23 198.0 53 51 1 1 0 .981 3.5 21.2 1.5 2.1 -0.6 2 2.36 1.93 .989 2.80 2.44
1992 CHC NL 28 RF 22 6 82.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -5.8 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0 1.96 0.82 .978 2.08 1.66
1992 CHC NL 28 LF 20 13 116.2 26 24 1 1 0 .962 -2.0 -20.6 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 -1 1.93 1.25 .981 2.16 1.65
1993 CHC NL 29 OF 89 76 618.0 176 163 5 8 2 .955 -4.8 -9.3 -3.8 -5.1 1.3 -1 2.45 1.89 .980 2.34 2.00
1993 CHC NL 29 CF 53 49 400.1 121 112 3 6 1 .950 -6.1 -18.3 -4.1 -5.8 1.7 -2 2.59 2.17 .985 2.75 2.37
1993 CHC NL 29 RF 28 20 154.1 42 40 1 1 1 .976 3.9 30.3 3.9 4.3 -0.4 0 2.39 1.46 .976 2.17 1.78
1993 CHC NL 29 LF 14 7 63.1 14 12 1 1 0 .929 -2.6 -49.3 -3.6 -3.6 0.0 1 1.85 0.93 .979 2.10 1.69
1994 TOT AL 30 OF 53 47 392.1 90 81 2 7 1 .922 -3.3 -10.1 0.7 -2.0 2.7 -4 1.90 1.57 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 TOT AL 30 LF 51 45 372.1 85 76 2 7 1 .918 -4.3 -13.9 -0.3 -2.0 1.7 -4 1.89 1.53 .979 2.16 1.80
1994 TOT AL 30 DH 5
1994 CAL AL 30 LF 31 27 229.1 58 51 2 5 1 .914 -2.5 -13.1 0.5 -2.9 3.4 -3 2.08 1.71 .979 2.16 1.80
1994 CAL AL 30 OF 31 27 229.1 57 50 2 5 1 .912 -2.5 -13.1 0.5 -2.9 3.4 -3 2.04 1.68 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 CAL AL 30 DH 2
1994 BAL AL 30 OF 22 20 163.0 33 31 0 2 0 .939 -0.8 -5.9 0.2 0.9 -0.7 -1 1.71 1.41 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 BAL AL 30 LF 20 18 143.0 27 25 0 2 0 .926 -1.8 -15.1 -0.8 0.9 -1.7 -1 1.57 1.25 .978 2.16 1.80
1994 BAL AL 30 DH 3
1994 BAL AL 30 CF 2 1 11.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 109.1 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 5.73 3.50 .986 2.78 2.45
1994 BAL AL 30 RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.20 1.90
1995 ATL NL 31 OF 25 16 148.0 26 24 0 2 0 .923 -2.6 -21.1 -1.6 -2.0 0.4 -1 1.46 0.96 .981 2.15 1.82
1995 ATL NL 31 RF 14 9 83.1 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -0.9 -13.0 0.1 -0.2 0.3 -1 1.94 1.29 .979 2.08 1.76
1995 ATL NL 31 LF 11 7 64.2 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -1.7 -31.5 -1.7 -1.8 0.1 0 0.70 0.45 .983 1.86 1.43
1996 ATL NL 32 OF 29 20 184.0 50 47 1 2 0 .960 -1.7 -11.1 0.3 -3.6 3.9 -2 2.35 1.66 .978 2.13 1.80
1996 ATL NL 32 RF 26 20 174.0 51 48 1 2 0 .961 -1.7 -11.7 0.3 -3.6 3.9 -2 2.53 1.88 .975 2.07 1.71
1996 ATL NL 32 LF 3 0 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.90 0.33 1.000 1.89 1.47
8 Seasons OF 484 387 3374.1 863 808 24 31 9 .964 -24.2 -8.6 -15.2 -12.8 -2.4 -9 2.22 1.72 .981 2.32 1.97
8 Seasons LF 238 190 1633.0 387 360 12 15 4 .961 -23.7 -17.4 -17.7 -10.9 -6.8 -6 2.05 1.56 .980 2.15 1.71
8 Seasons RF 173 111 1045.2 275 259 9 7 4 .975 1.9 2.2 4.9 3.0 1.9 -3 2.31 1.55 .978 2.12 1.72
5 Seasons CF 98 86 695.2 205 192 4 9 1 .956 -2.4 -4.1 -2.4 -4.9 2.5 0 2.54 2.00 .986 2.75 2.36
1 Season DH 5
8 Seasons TOT 484 387 3374.1 864 809 24 31 9 .964 -24.2 -8.6 -15.2 -12.8 -2.4 -9 2.22 1.72 .945 2.31 1.95
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
1989 CHC NL 25 109 86 109 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 32 102 0 16 0
1990 CHC NL 26 117 65 117 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 3 22 81 0 41 1
1991 CHC NL 27 90 35 90 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 28 42 0 50 0
1992 CHC NL 28 109 42 109 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 27 22 63 0 53 3
1993 CHC NL 29 111 76 111 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 53 28 89 0 28 1
1994 CAL AL 30 45 27 45 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 18 0
1994 BAL AL 30 28 20 28 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 1 22 0 4 2
1995 ATL NL 31 103 16 103 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 14 25 0 82 0
1996 ATL NL 32 101 20 101 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 29 0 79 0
8 Seasons 813 387 813 484 0 0 0 0 0 0 238 98 173 484 0 371 7
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 -- 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%
1989 CHC NL 25 4 0 4 0 0 5 0 2 0 3 25 20 0 10 2 0 18 10 2 7 4 1 8 7 1 68 43 63.2% 21 4 5.9% 1 2361 50% 77% 38% 276 47%
1990 CHC NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 29 23 0 16 4 1 9 5 0 8 0 0 5 5 0 67 37 55.2% 29 1 1.5% 2 1971 46% 78% 38% 227 48%
1991 CHC NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 138 33% 78% 38% 14 57%
1992 CHC NL 28 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 9 4 44.4% 5 0 0.0% 1 512 53% 75% 35% 43 58%
1993 CHC NL 29 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 275 47% 79% 37% 30 43%
1994 CAL AL 30 5 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 12 8 1 6 1 0 11 4 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 36 17 47.2% 18 1 2.8% 1 1062 60% 76% 39% 129 40%
1994 BAL AL 30 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 7 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 20 10 50.0% 10 0 0.0% 0 634 65% 78% 42% 72 35%
1995 ATL NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 303 66% 73% 34% 27 19%
1996 ATL NL 32 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 47 55% 60% 30% 3 33%
8 Seasons 15 0 15 0 2 12 0 5 1 4 80 62 1 49 10 1 45 23 2 21 6 1 21 19 1 216 120 55.6% 90 6 2.8% 6 7303 52% 77% 38% 821 45%
MLB Averages 59.8% 2.4% 56% 76% 39% 50%

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%
1989 CHC NL 25 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 9 5 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 4 3 0 4 3 0 25 11 44.0% 13 1 4.0% 2 955 52% 79% 41% 112 54%
1990 CHC NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 7 2 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 23 8 34.8% 15 0 0.0% 1 619 47% 77% 42% 73 45%
1991 CHC NL 27 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 7 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 5 0 19 10 52.6% 9 0 0.0% 3 848 47% 78% 39% 72 61%
1992 CHC NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 370 46% 81% 41% 28 64%
1993 CHC NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 7 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 20 12 60.0% 8 0 0.0% 1 656 52% 77% 39% 81 49%
1994 BAL AL 30 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 34 79% 65% 24% 1 0%
1995 ATL NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 6 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 16 7 43.8% 9 0 0.0% 0 369 65% 72% 32% 40 45%
1996 ATL NL 32 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 6 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 21 7 33.3% 14 0 0.0% 1 785 65% 75% 38% 88 53%
8 Seasons 7 0 7 0 2 9 0 1 2 1 51 24 0 26 6 1 19 10 0 13 5 0 21 14 0 130 59 45.4% 70 1 0.8% 8 4636 53% 77% 39% 495 53%
MLB Averages 44.2% 2.5% 56% 76% 39% 53%

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%
1990 CHC 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 12 42% 83% 25% 0
1991 CHC NL 27 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 356 50% 73% 32% 35 63%
1992 CHC NL 28 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 3 3 0 17 8 47.1% 8 1 5.9% 0 902 47% 76% 38% 61 85%
1993 CHC NL 29 6 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 20 11 0 14 1 0 5 3 0 7 1 0 9 7 0 55 23 41.8% 32 0 0.0% 3 1780 56% 79% 38% 221 51%
1994 BAL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 53 57% 81% 45% 9 78%
5 Seasons 9 0 8 1 0 4 0 0 3 1 25 15 0 21 4 1 5 3 0 15 2 0 13 11 0 79 35 44.3% 43 1 1.3% 3 3103 53% 78% 37% 326 59%
MLB Averages 41.0% 1.7% 56% 76% 39% 57%

* 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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