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Eddie Smith

Edgar Smith

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: December 14, 1913 in Mansfield, NJ
High School: Columbus HS (Columbus, NJ) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1936
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Athletics/RedSox 1936-1947

Final Game: September 20, 1947
Died: January 2, 1994 in Willingboro, NJ
Buried: New Jersey Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, New Egypt, NJ
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All-Star

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
1936 22 PHA AL 1 1 .500 1.89 2 2 0 2 0 0 19.0 22 10 4 3 8 7 0 0 0 88 270 1.579 10.4 1.4 3.8 3.3 0.88
1937 23 PHA AL 4 17 .190 3.94 38 23 11 14 1 5 196.2 178 100 86 18 90 79 4 0 2 847 120 1.363 8.1 0.8 4.1 3.6 0.88
1938 24 PHA AL 3 10 .231 5.92 43 7 27 0 0 4 130.2 151 102 86 13 76 78 4 0 4 614 81 1.737 10.4 0.9 5.2 5.4 1.03
1939 25 TOT AL 10 11 .476 3.79 32 22 5 7 1 0 180.1 168 87 76 11 92 70 4 1 3 782 126 1.442 8.4 0.5 4.6 3.5 0.76
1939 25 PHA AL 1 0 1.000 9.82 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 20 52 2.455 17.2 0.0 4.9 7.4 1.50
1939 25 CHW AL 9 11 .450 3.67 29 22 5 7 1 0 176.2 161 83 72 11 90 67 4 0 3 762 130 1.421 8.2 0.6 4.6 3.4 0.74
1940 26 CHW AL 14 9 .609 3.21 32 28 3 12 0 0 207.1 179 92 74 16 95 119 3 0 4 892 138 1.322 7.8 0.7 4.1 5.2 1.25
1941 27 CHW AL 13 17 .433 3.18 34 33 1 21 1 1 263.1 243 107 93 13 114 111 5 0 6 1125 129 1.356 8.3 0.4 3.9 3.8 0.97 AS
1942 28 CHW AL 7 20 .259 3.98 29 28 1 18 2 1 215.0 223 112 95 17 86 78 4 0 5 935 90 1.437 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.3 0.91 AS
1943 29 CHW AL 11 11 .500 3.69 25 25 0 14 2 0 187.2 197 85 77 4 76 66 5 0 2 811 89 1.455 9.4 0.2 3.6 3.2 0.87
1946 32 CHW AL 8 11 .421 2.85 24 21 3 3 1 1 145.1 135 71 46 9 60 59 4 0 6 627 120 1.342 8.4 0.6 3.7 3.7 0.98
1947 33 TOT AL 2 6 .250 7.33 23 8 9 0 0 0 50.1 58 50 41 4 42 27 0 0 2 252 51 1.987 10.4 0.7 7.5 4.8 0.64
1947 33 CHW AL 1 3 .250 7.29 15 5 6 0 0 0 33.1 40 36 27 1 24 12 0 0 1 166 50 1.920 10.8 0.3 6.5 3.2 0.50
1947 33 BOS AL 1 3 .250 7.41 8 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 18 14 14 3 18 15 0 0 1 86 53 2.118 9.5 1.6 9.5 7.9 0.83
10 Yrs 73 113 .392 3.82 282 197 60 91 8 12 1595.2 1554 816 678 108 739 694 33 1 34 6973 108 1.437 8.8 0.6 4.2 3.9 0.94
162 Game Avg. 10 16 .392 3.82 40 28 9 13 1 2 227 221 116 96 15 105 99 5 0 5 990 108 1.437 8.8 0.6 4.2 3.9 0.94
CHW (7 yrs) 63 82 .434 3.55 188 162 19 75 7 3 1228.2 1178 586 484 71 545 512 25 0 27 5318 111 1.402 8.6 0.5 4.0 3.8 0.94
PHA (4 yrs) 9 28 .243 4.63 86 32 38 16 1 9 350.0 358 216 180 34 176 167 8 1 6 1569 103 1.526 9.2 0.9 4.5 4.3 0.95
BOS (1 yr) 1 3 .250 7.41 8 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 18 14 14 3 18 15 0 0 1 86 53 2.118 9.5 1.6 9.5 7.9 0.83

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
1936 22 PHA AL 19.0 2 2 10 4.74 6.05 -0.04 0.00 100.0 6.09 3 0.3 -0.0 0.4 5 .632 .502 $
1937 23 PHA AL 196.2 38 23 100 4.58 5.60 -0.01 0.00 100.7 5.65 23 2.2 1.0 -0.1 3.8 48 .557 .513 $
1938 24 PHA AL 130.2 43 7 102 7.03 5.58 -0.36 0.00 99.6 5.92 -17 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 1 .465 .491 $
1939 25 PHA AL 3.2 3 0 4 9.82 5.92 -0.50 0.00 100.0 6.42 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .458 .499 $
1939 25 CHW AL 176.2 29 22 83 4.23 5.68 0.07 0.00 101.9 5.72 28 2.8 1.0 -0.1 4.2 51 .597 .517 $
1940 26 CHW AL 207.1 32 28 92 3.99 5.03 0.20 0.00 98.5 4.76 16 1.6 1.0 -0.1 2.9 37 .550 .510 $
1941 27 CHW AL 263.1 34 33 107 3.66 4.90 0.14 0.00 98.4 4.68 28 3.0 1.0 -0.2 4.7 54 .588 .519 $ AS
1942 28 CHW AL 215.0 29 28 112 4.69 4.32 0.08 0.00 98.8 4.19 -13 -1.4 1.0 -0.2 -0.3 3 .453 .492 $ AS
1943 29 CHW AL 187.2 25 25 85 4.08 3.93 0.08 0.00 99.9 3.85 -5 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 6 .475 .496 $
1946 32 CHW AL 145.1 24 21 71 4.40 4.14 0.15 0.00 96.8 3.86 -9 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.0 3 .461 .494 $
1947 33 CHW AL 33.1 15 5 36 9.72 4.36 0.06 0.00 98.4 4.24 -20 -2.0 1.0 -0.0 -1.7 -18 .370 .488 $
1947 33 BOS AL 17.0 8 3 14 7.41 4.54 0.05 0.00 102.4 4.60 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .432 .497 $
10 Seasons 1595.2 282 197 816 4.60 4.89 0.06 0.00 99.3 4.80 27 2.7 1.0 -1.0 13.4 185 .510 .501 $
CHW (7 yrs) 1228.2 188 162 586 4.29 4.68 0.12 0.00 99.0 4.52 25 2.5 1.0 -0.8 10.1 136 .513 .502 $
PHA (4 yrs) 350.0 86 32 216 5.55 5.62 -0.15 0.00 100.2 5.78 7 0.8 1.0 -0.2 3.7 53 .509 .501 $
BOS (1 yr) 17.0 8 3 14 7.41 4.54 0.05 0.00 102.4 4.60 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .432 .497 $

All-Star Pitching

Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA 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
1941 CHW AL 27 0 1 0 1.000 9.00 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1.000 9.0 4.5 0.0 9.0
1942 CHW AL 28

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%
1936 22 PHA AL 88 3.4% 8.0% 9.1% 9.1% 36% 80%
1937 23 PHA AL 847 2.1% 9.3% 10.6% 4.3% 20% 76%
1938 24 PHA AL 614 2.1% 12.7% 12.4% 71%
1939 25 TOT AL 782 1.4% 9.0% 11.8% 2.8% 13% 75%
1939 25 PHA AL 20 0.0% 15.0% 10.0% 70%
1939 25 CHW AL 762 1.4% 8.8% 11.8% 2.9% 14% 75%
1940 26 CHW AL 892 1.8% 13.3% 10.7% 3.7% 18% 73%
1941 27 CHW AL 1125 1.2% 9.9% 10.1% 4.1% 19% 77%
1942 28 CHW AL 936 1.8% 8.3% 9.2% 5.3% 22% 78%
1943 29 CHW AL 811 0.5% 8.1% 9.4% 3.2% 13% 79%
1946 32 CHW AL 627 1.4% 9.4% 9.6% 2.1% 10% 77%
1947 33 TOT AL 252 1.6% 10.7% 16.7% 67%
1947 33 CHW AL 166 0.6% 7.2% 14.5% 73%
1947 33 BOS AL 86 3.5% 17.4% 20.9% 57%
10 Yrs 6974 1.6% 10.0% 10.6% 3.4% 15% 76%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.1% 8.9% 2.9% 12% 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+
1936 22 1 1 .500 1.89 2 2 0 2 0 0 19.0 22 10 4 3 8 7 0 0 0 88 270 1.579 10.4 1.4 3.8 3.3 0.88 270
1937 23 5 18 .217 3.76 40 25 11 16 1 5 215.2 200 110 90 21 98 86 4 0 2 935 127 1.382 8.3 0.9 4.1 3.6 0.88 127
1938 24 8 28 .222 4.57 83 32 38 16 1 9 346.1 351 212 176 34 174 164 8 0 6 1549 104 1.516 9.1 0.9 4.5 4.3 0.94 104
1939 25 18 39 .316 4.31 115 54 43 23 2 9 526.2 519 299 252 45 266 234 12 1 9 2331 111 1.491 8.9 0.8 4.5 4.0 0.88 111
1940 26 32 48 .400 4.00 147 82 46 35 2 9 734.0 698 391 326 61 361 353 15 1 13 3223 117 1.443 8.6 0.7 4.4 4.3 0.98 117
1941 27 45 65 .409 3.78 181 115 47 56 3 10 997.1 941 498 419 74 475 464 20 1 19 4348 120 1.420 8.5 0.7 4.3 4.2 0.98 120
1942 28 52 85 .380 3.82 210 143 48 74 5 11 1212.1 1164 610 514 91 561 542 24 1 24 5283 114 1.423 8.6 0.7 4.2 4.0 0.97 114
1943 29 63 96 .396 3.80 235 168 48 88 7 11 1400.0 1361 695 591 95 637 608 29 1 26 6094 111 1.427 8.7 0.6 4.1 3.9 0.95 111
1944 30 63 96 .396 3.80 235 168 48 88 7 11 1400.0 1361 695 591 95 637 608 29 1 26 6094 111 1.427 8.7 0.6 4.1 3.9 0.95 111
1945 31 63 96 .396 3.80 235 168 48 88 7 11 1400.0 1361 695 591 95 637 608 29 1 26 6094 111 1.427 8.7 0.6 4.1 3.9 0.95 111
1946 32 71 107 .399 3.71 259 189 51 91 8 12 1545.1 1496 766 637 104 697 667 33 1 32 6721 112 1.419 8.7 0.6 4.1 3.9 0.96 112
1947 33 73 113 .392 3.82 282 197 60 91 8 12 1595.2 1554 816 678 108 739 694 33 1 34 6973 108 1.437 8.8 0.6 4.2 3.9 0.94 108

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
1936 22 2 0 1.000 1.29 21.0 21 3 3 3 8 8 0 1.381 9.0 3.4 3.4 1.00 1.3 2
1937 23 14 9 .609 3.20 208.0 168 82 74 17 85 83 4 1.216 7.3 3.7 3.6 0.98 0.7 38
1938 24 6 9 .400 4.72 143.0 145 83 75 12 73 85 4 1.524 9.1 4.6 5.3 1.16 0.8 43
1939 25 13 8 .619 3.13 190.0 161 73 66 11 88 74 4 1.311 7.6 4.2 3.5 0.84 0.5 32
1940 26 16 8 .667 2.78 220.0 175 76 68 16 93 126 3 1.218 7.2 3.8 5.2 1.35 0.7 32
1941 27 18 11 .621 3.06 268.0 245 101 91 13 115 113 5 1.343 8.2 3.9 3.8 0.98 0.4 34
1942 28 11 13 .458 4.40 217.0 242 118 106 18 93 79 4 1.544 10.0 3.9 3.3 0.85 0.7 29
1943 29 9 11 .450 4.60 180.0 221 102 92 4 85 63 6 1.700 11.1 4.3 3.2 0.74 0.2 25
1946 32 9 7 .563 3.35 145.0 149 60 54 10 66 59 4 1.483 9.2 4.1 3.7 0.89 0.6 24
1947 33 1 4 .200 7.79 52.0 62 50 45 4 45 28 0 2.058 10.7 7.8 4.8 0.62 0.7 23
10 Yrs 99 80 .553 3.69 1644.0 1589 748 674 108 751 718 34 1.423 8.7 3.9 0.96 0.6 282

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1941 *
1942

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1941 AL  5.1 (7th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1937 AL  3.8 (9th)
1939 AL  4.1 (9th)
1941 AL  4.7 (4th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1937 AL  3.94 (9th)
1940 AL  3.21 (4th)
1941 AL  3.18 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1940 AL  14 (10th)
1941 AL  13 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1940 AL  .609 (10th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1937 AL  1.363 (8th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL  8.146 (3rd)
1939 AL  8.385 (6th)
1940 AL  7.770 (3rd)
1941 AL  8.305 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 AL  5.166 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1937 AL  38 (8th)
1938 AL  43 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1937 AL  5 (5th)
1938 AL  4 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1941 AL  263.3 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1940 AL  119 (7th)
1941 AL  111 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1941 AL  33 (4th)
1942 AL  28 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1941 AL  21 (3rd)
1942 AL  18 (5th)
1943 AL  14 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  18 (7th)
1942 AL  17 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1939 AL  92 (10th)
1940 AL  95 (7th)
1941 AL  114 (7th)
1942 AL  86 (9th)
1943 AL  76 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1941 AL  243 (6th)
1942 AL  223 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1941 AL  0.444 (10th)
1943 AL  0.192 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1937 AL  17 (6th)
1941 AL  17 (4th)
1942 AL  20 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  95 (6th)
1943 AL  77 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1941 AL  6 (10th)
1942 AL  5 (6th)
1946 AL  6 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 AL  4 (10th)
1939 AL  4 (7th)
1940 AL  3 (10th)
1941 AL  5 (3rd)
1942 AL  4 (8th)
1943 AL  5 (6th)
1946 AL  4 (5th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1941 AL  1,125 (4th)
1942 AL  935 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1938 AL  27 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1937 AL  119 (9th)
1940 AL  138 (5th)
1941 AL  129 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1940 AL  25 (7th)
1941 AL  28 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1940 AL  2.5 (7th)
1941 AL  2.8 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 58 (438), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1203), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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