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 Pitching

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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
1886 18 CIN AA 4 4 .500 3.72 9 9 0 8 0 0 72.2 57 62 30 1 44 40 3 0 0 362 95 1.390 7.1 0.1 5.4 5.0 0.91
1887 19 CIN AA 34 17 .667 2.94 52 52 0 49 3 0 447.1 400 224 146 5 126 176 9 0 0 1872 148 1.176 8.0 0.1 2.5 3.5 1.40
1888 20 CIN AA 22 17 .564 2.74 40 40 0 37 5 0 348.1 309 167 106 1 89 154 0 0 0 1431 116 1.143 8.0 0.0 2.3 4.0 1.73
1889 21 CIN AA 9 12 .429 4.88 29 22 7 16 0 0 203.0 253 171 110 11 101 104 0 0 11 932 81 1.744 11.2 0.5 4.5 4.6 1.03
1892 24 PIT NL 6 7 .462 3.63 17 13 4 12 1 0 134.0 140 94 54 2 58 51 0 0 3 0 91 1.478 9.4 0.1 3.9 3.4 0.88
1894 26 PIT NL 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 116 1.750 13.5 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
1898 30 CIN NL 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 5.000 18.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
7 Seasons 75 57 .568 3.35 149 136 11 122 9 0 1210.1 1167 722 450 20 422 525 12 0 15 4597 113 1.313 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.24
162 Game Avg. 18 14 .568 3.35 36 32 3 29 2 0 289 278 172 107 5 101 125 3 0 4 1097 113 1.313 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.24
CIN (5 yrs) 69 50 .580 3.31 131 123 7 110 8 0 1072.1 1021 626 394 18 363 474 12 0 11 4597 116 1.291 8.6 0.2 3.0 4.0 1.31
PIT (2 yrs) 6 7 .462 3.65 18 13 4 12 1 0 138.0 146 96 56 2 59 51 0 0 4 0 91 1.486 9.5 0.1 3.8 3.3 0.86
AA (4 yrs) 69 50 .580 3.29 130 123 7 110 8 0 1071.1 1019 624 392 18 360 474 12 0 11 4597 116 1.287 8.6 0.2 3.0 4.0 1.32
NL (3 yrs) 6 7 .462 3.76 19 13 4 12 1 0 139.0 148 98 58 2 62 51 0 0 4 0 89 1.511 9.6 0.1 4.0 3.3 0.82

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1886 18 4 4 .500 3.72 9 9 0 8 0 0 72.2 57 62 30 1 44 40 3 0 0 362 95 1.390 7.1 0.1 5.4 5.0 0.91 95
1887 19 38 21 .644 3.05 61 61 0 57 3 0 520.0 457 286 176 6 170 216 12 0 0 2234 138 1.206 7.9 0.1 2.9 3.7 1.27 138
1888 20 60 38 .612 2.92 101 101 0 94 8 0 868.1 766 453 282 7 259 370 12 0 0 3665 130 1.180 7.9 0.1 2.7 3.8 1.43 130
1889 21 69 50 .580 3.29 130 123 7 110 8 0 1071.1 1019 624 392 18 360 474 12 0 11 4597 116 1.287 8.6 0.2 3.0 4.0 1.32 116
1890 22 69 50 .580 3.29 130 123 7 110 8 0 1071.1 1019 624 392 18 360 474 12 0 11 4597 116 1.287 8.6 0.2 3.0 4.0 1.32 116
1891 23 69 50 .580 3.29 130 123 7 110 8 0 1071.1 1019 624 392 18 360 474 12 0 11 4597 116 1.287 8.6 0.2 3.0 4.0 1.32 116
1892 24 75 57 .568 3.33 147 136 11 122 9 0 1205.1 1159 718 446 20 418 525 12 0 14 4597 113 1.308 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.26 113
1893 25 75 57 .568 3.33 147 136 11 122 9 0 1205.1 1159 718 446 20 418 525 12 0 14 4597 113 1.308 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.26 113
1894 26 75 57 .568 3.33 148 136 11 122 9 0 1209.1 1165 720 448 20 419 525 12 0 15 4597 113 1.310 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.25 113
1895 27 75 57 .568 3.33 148 136 11 122 9 0 1209.1 1165 720 448 20 419 525 12 0 15 4597 113 1.310 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.25 113
1896 28 75 57 .568 3.33 148 136 11 122 9 0 1209.1 1165 720 448 20 419 525 12 0 15 4597 113 1.310 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.25 113
1897 29 75 57 .568 3.33 148 136 11 122 9 0 1209.1 1165 720 448 20 419 525 12 0 15 4597 113 1.310 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.25 113
1898 30 75 57 .568 3.35 149 136 11 122 9 0 1210.1 1167 722 450 20 422 525 12 0 15 4597 113 1.313 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.24 113

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1886 18 8 3 .727 2.25 104.0 61 29 26 1 47 57 3 1.038 5.3 4.1 4.9 1.21 0.1 9
1887 19 51 11 .823 1.81 562.0 382 126 113 5 120 221 9 0.893 6.1 1.9 3.5 1.84 0.1 52
1888 20 35 11 .761 2.20 422.0 330 114 103 1 95 187 0 1.007 7.0 2.0 4.0 1.97 0.0 40
1889 21 16 11 .593 3.31 245.0 245 100 90 11 98 126 0 1.400 9.0 3.6 4.6 1.29 0.4 29
1892 24 0.00 0.0 0 54 49 0 0 0 0 17
1894 26 0.00 0.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
1898 30 0.00 0.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 110 36 .753 2.60 1333.0 1018 427 385 18 360 591 12 1.034 6.9 4.0 1.64 0.1 149

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1887 AA--2.937--1st

Wins s c a p y
1887 AA--34--3rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1887 AA--.667--5th
Career--.568--228th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1887 AA--1.176--2nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA--8.048--1st

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA--2.535--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA--3.541--6th
1888 AA--3.979--10th
1889 AA--4.611--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1887 AA--52--6th
1888 AA--40--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1887 AA--447.3--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1887 AA--176--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1887 AA--52--5th
1888 AA--40--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
1887 AA--49--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1887 AA--3--3rd
1888 AA--5--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1889 AA--11--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1887 AA--126--9th
1888 AA--89--10th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1887 AA--1.397--2nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA--.101--4th
1888 AA--.026--1st
Career--.149--97th

Losses s c a p y
1887 AA--17--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1887 AA--1872--7th
1888 AA--1431--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1889 AA--7--2nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1887 AA--148--1st
Career--113--249th

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

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Gray InkPitching - 19 (809), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 23 (528), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (541), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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