Elmer Smith
Elmer Ellsworth Smith
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: March 23, 1868 in Pittsburgh, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1886
Final Game: June 15, 1901
Died: November 3, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA
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Standard Batting

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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
1886 18 CIN AA 9 37 28 6 8 1 1 0 2 0 9 .286 .459 .393 .852 165 11 0 /1O
1887 19 CIN AA 52 198 186 26 47 10 6 0 23 5 11 .253 .298 .371 .669 83 69 1 1/O
1888 20 CIN AA 40 149 129 15 29 4 1 0 9 2 20 .225 .329 .271 .600 89 35 0 1/O
1889 21 CIN AA 29 92 83 12 23 3 1 2 17 1 7 18 .277 .348 .410 .757 111 34 2 1
1892 24 PIT NL 138 594 511 86 140 16 14 4 63 22 82 43 .274 .375 .384 .759 129 196 1 *O1
1893 25 PIT NL 128 600 518 121 179 26 23 7 103 26 77 23 .346 .435 .525 .960 157 272 5 *O
1894 26 PIT NL 125 559 489 128 174 33 19 6 72 33 65 12 .356 .436 .538 .974 135 263 5 *O/1
1895 27 PIT NL 124 544 480 88 145 14 12 1 81 34 55 25 .302 .381 .388 .768 102 186 6 3 *O
1896 28 PIT NL 122 572 484 121 175 21 14 6 94 33 74 18 .362 .454 .500 .954 155 242 8 6 *O
1897 29 PIT NL 123 550 467 99 145 19 17 6 54 25 70 .310 .408 .463 .871 133 216 7 6 *O
1898 30 CIN NL 123 563 486 79 166 21 10 1 66 20 69 .342 .425 .432 .858 139 210 2 6 *O/1
1899 31 CIN NL 87 394 339 65 101 13 6 1 24 10 47 .298 .385 .381 .766 108 129 1 7 O
1900 32 TOT NL 114 478 423 61 112 13 11 3 52 19 42 .265 .337 .369 .706 98 156 4 9 *O
1900 32 CIN NL 29 131 111 14 31 4 4 1 18 5 18 .279 .389 .414 .804 123 46 2 0 O
1900 32 NYG NL 85 347 312 47 81 9 7 2 34 14 24 .260 .317 .353 .669 88 110 2 9 O
1901 33 TOT NL 20 70 61 5 10 2 1 0 3 2 8 .164 .261 .230 .490 38 14 0 1 O
1901 33 PIT NL 4 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 -0 0 0 0 /O
1901 33 BSN NL 16 64 57 5 10 2 1 0 3 2 6 .175 .254 .246 .500 40 14 0 1 O
14 Seasons 1234 5400 4684 912 1454 196 136 37 663 232 636 139 .310 .398 .434 .832 126 2033 42 38
162 Game Avg. 162 709 615 120 191 26 18 5 87 30 83 .310 .398 .434 .832 126 267 6
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
PIT (7 yrs) 764 3425 2953 643 958 129 99 30 467 173 425 121 .324 .415 .466 .881 135 1375 32 15
CIN (7 yrs) 369 1564 1362 217 405 56 29 5 159 43 181 18 .297 .383 .392 .775 117 534 8 13
NYG (1 yr) 85 347 312 47 81 9 7 2 34 14 24 .260 .317 .353 .669 88 110 2 9
BSN (1 yr) 16 64 57 5 10 2 1 0 3 2 6 .175 .254 .246 .500 40 14 0 1
NL (10 yrs) 1104 4924 4258 853 1347 178 127 35 612 224 589 121 .316 .404 .442 .847 129 1884 39 38
AA (4 yrs) 130 476 426 59 107 18 9 2 51 8 47 18 .251 .330 .350 .680 96 149 3

Advanced Batting

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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
1886 18 CIN AA 37 20 5 6.6 76 .286 .286 .249 .459 .313 .393 .332 .852 .644 165 .761 3.0 0.3 1.000 .429 .107
1887 19 CIN AA 198 139 20 3.7 99 .253 .253 .282 .298 .347 .371 .381 .669 .728 83 .424 -5.1 -0.5 .619 .204 .118 .0
1888 20 CIN AA 149 100 12 3.2 75 .225 .225 .250 .329 .308 .271 .330 .600 .638 89 .493 -0.5 -0.1 .570 .217 .047 .0
1889 21 CIN AA 92 60 11 4.8 96 .333 .277 .273 .348 .346 .410 .371 .757 .718 111 .566 1.0 0.1 .733 .229 .133 1.3
1892 24 PIT NL 594 371 73 5.2 81 .293 .274 .252 .375 .325 .384 .337 .759 .662 129 .654 20.6 2.2 .811 .313 .110 6.8
1893 25 PIT NL 600 339 117 9.1 104 .352 .346 .283 .435 .361 .525 .386 .960 .747 157 .757 42.8 4.0 1.121 .378 .180 11.0
1894 26 PIT NL 559 315 113 9.3 126 .357 .356 .314 .436 .385 .538 .443 .974 .828 135 .693 29.1 2.4 1.162 .382 .182 10.2
1895 27 PIT NL 544 338 70 5.4 108 .317 .302 .296 .381 .361 .388 .399 .768 .761 102 .518 3.5 0.3 .839 .271 .085 1.9
1896 28 PIT NL 572 315 108 8.9 104 .367 .362 .292 .454 .357 .500 .390 .954 .747 155 .754 43.1 4.0 1.155 .360 .138 10.2
1897 29 PIT NL 550 328 86 6.8 104 .302 .310 .293 .408 .357 .463 .390 .871 .747 133 .654 24.2 2.3 .988 .355 .152 9.7
1898 30 CIN NL 563 326 89 7.1 97 .340 .342 .286 .425 .351 .432 .367 .858 .718 139 .746 28.3 2.9 .941 .274 .091 1.9
1899 31 CIN NL 394 245 49 5.2 101 .296 .298 .292 .385 .355 .381 .381 .766 .736 108 .583 5.7 0.6 .786 .251 .083 1.8
1900 32 TOT NL 478 320 51 4.2 95 .260 .265 .281 .337 .342 .369 .371 .706 .714 98 .488 -1.3 -0.1 .711 .248 .104 5.2
1900 32 CIN NL 131 80 17 5.6 97 .273 .279 .284 .389 .345 .414 .375 .804 .720 123 .618 4.2 0.4 .888 .342 .135 1.7
1900 32 NYG NL 347 240 34 3.7 94 .255 .260 .280 .317 .341 .353 .370 .669 .711 88 .435 -5.5 -0.6 .649 .215 .093 3.5
1901 33 TOT NL 70 52 4 2.0 95 .164 .164 .285 .261 .342 .230 .373 .490 .714 38 .231 -4.9 -0.5 .471 .230 .066 .0
1901 33 PIT NL 6 4 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .279 .333 .335 .000 .364 .333 .699 -0 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1901 33 BSN NL 64 48 4 2.2 95 .175 .175 .286 .254 .342 .246 .373 .500 .715 40 .258 -4.5 -0.5 .468 .211 .070 .0
14 Seasons 5400 3268 808 6.4 101 .314 .310 .286 .398 .353 .434 .383 .832 .735 126 .652 189.4 18.0 .911 .309 .124 63.8
162 Game Avg. 709 429 106 6.4 101 .314 .310 .286 .398 .353 .434 .383 .832 .735 126 .652 25 2 .911 .309 .124 8
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PIT (7 yrs) 3425 2010 567 7.4 104 .331 .324 .288 .415 .357 .466 .390 .881 .748 135 .681 162.8 15.2 1.005 .344 .141 51.1
CIN (7 yrs) 1564 970 203 5.4 96 .299 .297 .282 .383 .346 .392 .369 .775 .715 117 .632 36.5 3.8 .800 .259 .095 9.0
NYG (1 yr) 347 240 34 3.7 94 .255 .260 .280 .317 .341 .353 .370 .669 .711 88 .435 -5.5 -0.6 .649 .215 .093 3.5
BSN (1 yr) 64 48 4 2.2 95 .175 .175 .286 .254 .342 .246 .373 .500 .715 40 .258 -4.5 -0.5 .468 .211 .070 .0
NL (10 yrs) 4924 2949 760 6.7 102 .320 .316 .287 .404 .355 .442 .385 .847 .740 129 .662 191.0 18.1 .940 .317 .126 60.5
AA (4 yrs) 476 319 48 3.9 89 .259 .251 .269 .330 .332 .350 .360 .680 .692 96 .502 -1.6 -0.1 .649 .228 .099 3.2

Cumulative Batting

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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
1886 18 9 37 28 6 8 1 1 0 2 0 9 .286 .459 .393 .852 165 11 0
1887 19 61 235 214 32 55 11 7 0 25 5 20 .257 .323 .374 .697 95 80 1
1888 20 101 384 343 47 84 15 8 0 34 7 40 .245 .326 .335 .661 93 115 1
1889 21 130 476 426 59 107 18 9 2 51 8 47 18 .251 .330 .350 .680 96 149 3
1890 22 130 476 426 59 107 18 9 2 51 8 47 18 .251 .330 .350 .680 96 149 3
1891 23 130 476 426 59 107 18 9 2 51 8 47 18 .251 .330 .350 .680 96 149 3
1892 24 268 1070 937 145 247 34 23 6 114 30 129 61 .264 .355 .368 .723 114 345 4
1893 25 396 1670 1455 266 426 60 46 13 217 56 206 84 .293 .384 .424 .808 130 617 9
1894 26 521 2229 1944 394 600 93 65 19 289 89 271 96 .309 .397 .453 .850 132 880 14
1895 27 645 2773 2424 482 745 107 77 20 370 123 326 121 .307 .394 .440 .834 126 1066 20 3
1896 28 767 3345 2908 603 920 128 91 26 464 156 400 139 .316 .404 .450 .854 131 1308 28 9
1897 29 890 3895 3375 702 1065 147 108 32 518 181 470 139 .316 .405 .452 .856 131 1524 35 15
1898 30 1013 4458 3861 781 1231 168 118 33 584 201 539 139 .319 .407 .449 .856 132 1734 37 21
1899 31 1100 4852 4200 846 1332 181 124 34 608 211 586 139 .317 .405 .444 .849 130 1863 38 28
1900 32 1214 5330 4623 907 1444 194 135 37 660 230 628 139 .312 .399 .437 .836 127 2019 42 37
1901 33 1234 5400 4684 912 1454 196 136 37 663 232 636 139 .310 .398 .434 .832 126 2033 42 38

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1886 18 10 40 31 6 8 1 1 0 2 0 9 0 .258 .425 .355 .780 5 9
1887 19 61 217 206 20 43 9 5 0 17 5 10 0 .209 .249 .301 .550 15 52
1888 20 47 169 148 14 30 4 1 0 8 2 21 0 .203 .302 .243 .545 11 40
1889 21 34 100 91 10 22 3 1 2 14 1 7 21 .242 .310 .363 .673 9 29
1892 24 145 605 525 79 135 15 14 4 58 21 79 45 .257 .355 .362 .717 67 138
1893 25 158 673 593 102 174 25 22 7 87 25 75 28 .293 .377 .445 .823 99 128
1894 26 153 608 544 96 157 30 17 5 54 30 59 15 .289 .363 .434 .797 85 125
1895 27 151 611 551 76 143 14 12 1 70 34 54 30 .260 .332 .334 .666 60 124
1896 28 150 643 559 113 180 22 14 6 88 34 76 22 .322 .411 .444 .854 101 122
1897 29 148 615 536 93 150 20 18 6 51 26 72 0 .280 .372 .418 .790 82 123
1898 30 129 560 493 69 156 20 9 1 58 19 65 0 .316 .398 .400 .798 78 123
1899 31 92 390 345 57 95 12 6 1 21 9 44 0 .275 .359 .354 .713 43 87
1900 32 130 523 474 62 119 14 12 3 53 20 45 0 .251 .321 .350 .671 52 114
1901 33 23 77 69 5 10 2 1 0 3 2 8 0 .145 .234 .203 .437 3 20
14 Seasons 1431 5831 5165 802 1422 191 133 36 584 228 624 161 .275 .358 .385 .743 710 1234
162 Game Avg. 162 660 585 91 161 22 15 4 66 26 71 .275 .358 .385 .743 80 1234

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1893 NL  .346 (8th)
1896 NL  .362 (8th)
1898 NL  .342 (4th)
Career  .310 (107th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1893 NL  .435 (5th)
1896 NL  .454 (8th)
1898 NL  .425 (6th)
Career  .398 (67th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1893 NL  .525 (4th)
1896 NL  .500 (8th)
1898 NL  .432 (10th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1893 NL  .960 (4th)
1896 NL  .954 (9th)
1898 NL  .858 (6th)
Career  .832 (227th)

Hits s c a p y
1893 NL  179 (8th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1893 NL  272 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
1892 NL  14 (10th)
1893 NL  23 (4th)
1894 NL  19 (10th)
1897 NL  17 (5th)
Career  136 (71st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1897 NL  6 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1896 NL  74 (7th)
1897 NL  70 (8th)
1898 NL  69 (8th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1893 NL  157 (3rd)
1896 NL  155 (7th)
1897 NL  133 (10th)
1898 NL  139 (10th)
Career  126 (217th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1893 NL  117 (4th)
1896 NL  108 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1893 NL  43 (2nd)
1894 NL  29 (10th)
1896 NL  43 (7th)
1898 NL  28 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1893 NL  4.0 (2nd)
1894 NL  2.5 (10th)
1896 NL  4.0 (7th)
1898 NL  2.9 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1893 NL  56 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1893 NL  261 (6th)
1896 NL  257 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1893 NL  .757 (4th)
1896 NL  .754 (6th)
1898 NL  .746 (3rd)
Career  .652 (193rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1897 NL  9.7 (6th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1897 NL  77.8 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1886 AA  born 1868-03-23 (3rd)
1887 AA  born 1868-03-23 (7th)
1888 AA  born 1868-03-23 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 38 (634), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 40 (458), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 32 (262), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Ross Youngs (925) *
  3. Henry Larkin (915)
  4. Curt Walker (914)
  5. Tip O'Neill (900)
  6. Oyster Burns (896)
  7. Elmer Flick (893) *
  8. Ginger Beaumont (891)
  9. John Reilly (887)
  10. John Stone (886)
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  1. Bill Phillips (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Harry Rice (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Harry Rice (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Chick Stahl (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bug Holliday (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Edd Roush (929) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Chick Stahl (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Chick Stahl (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Chick Stahl (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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