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Mike Smith

Elmer Ellsworth Smith

Positions: Leftfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: March 23, 1868 in Pittsburgh, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1886
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Reds/RedStockings/Giants/Beaneaters 1886-1901

Final Game: June 15, 1901
Died: November 5, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
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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
1886 18 CIN AA 4 4 .500 3.72 9 9 0 8 0 0 72.2 57 54 30 1 44 40 3 0 15 317 94 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 1 31 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 19 0 25 1456 113 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 7 9 963 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 1 0 3 601 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 1 0 1 20 125 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 8 30 5.000 18.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
7 Yrs 75 57 .568 3.35 149 136 11 122 9 0 1210.1 1167 714 450 20 422 525 40 1 84 5237 112 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 0 289 278 170 107 5 101 125 10 0 20 1250 112 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 618 394 18 363 474 38 1 80 4616 115 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 2 0 4 621 92 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 616 392 18 360 474 38 1 80 4608 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 2 0 4 629 90 1.511 9.6 0.1 4.0 3.3 0.82

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
1886 18 CIN AA 72.2 9 9 54 6.69 5.59 -0.04 0.00 101.0 5.70 -7 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -3 .438 .497 $
1887 19 CIN AA 447.1 52 52 224 4.51 6.58 0.34 0.00 101.0 6.30 97 8.0 -0.5 9.7 124 .655 .550 $
1888 20 CIN AA 348.1 40 40 167 4.31 5.16 0.26 0.00 101.0 4.95 27 2.6 -0.4 3.8 45 .566 .516 $
1889 21 CIN AA 203.0 29 22 171 7.58 6.02 0.11 0.00 103.0 6.09 -30 -2.3 1.0 -0.2 -1.5 -20 .420 .486 $
1892 24 PIT NL 134.0 17 13 94 6.31 5.09 0.18 0.00 100.0 4.91 -19 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 -5 .406 .490 $
1894 26 PIT NL 4.0 1 0 2 4.50 7.39 0.04 0.00 98.0 7.21 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 2 .601 .501 $
1898 30 CIN NL 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 4.92 0.23 0.00 107.0 5.01 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .378 .499 $
7 Seasons 1210.1 149 136 714 5.31 5.85 0.24 0.00 101.2 5.69 69 6.2 1.0 -1.3 11.1 140 .541 .505 $
CIN (5 yrs) 1072.1 131 123 618 5.19 5.94 0.24 0.00 101.4 5.78 86 7.7 1.0 -1.2 11.6 144 .559 .509 $
PIT (2 yrs) 138.0 18 13 96 6.26 5.16 0.18 0.00 99.9 4.98 -17 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .416 .495 $

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+
1886 18 4 4 .500 3.72 9 9 0 8 0 0 72.2 57 54 30 1 44 40 3 0 15 317 94 1.390 7.1 0.1 5.4 5.0 0.91 94
1887 19 38 21 .644 3.05 61 61 0 57 3 0 520.0 457 278 176 6 170 216 12 1 46 2189 139 1.206 7.9 0.1 2.9 3.7 1.27 139
1888 20 60 38 .612 2.92 101 101 0 94 8 0 868.1 766 445 282 7 259 370 31 1 71 3645 129 1.180 7.9 0.1 2.7 3.8 1.43 129
1889 21 69 50 .580 3.29 130 123 7 110 8 0 1071.1 1019 616 392 18 360 474 38 1 80 4608 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 616 392 18 360 474 38 1 80 4608 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 616 392 18 360 474 38 1 80 4608 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 710 446 20 418 525 39 1 83 5209 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 710 446 20 418 525 39 1 83 5209 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 712 448 20 419 525 40 1 84 5229 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 712 448 20 419 525 40 1 84 5229 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 712 448 20 419 525 40 1 84 5229 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 712 448 20 419 525 40 1 84 5229 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 714 450 20 422 525 40 1 84 5237 112 1.313 8.7 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.24 112

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
1886 18 6 3 .667 2.79 87.0 59 30 27 1 46 48 3 1.207 6.1 4.8 5.0 1.04 0.1 9
1887 19 51 11 .823 1.83 562.0 383 127 114 5 121 221 9 0.897 6.1 1.9 3.5 1.83 0.1 52
1888 20 36 11 .766 2.26 423.0 335 118 106 1 96 187 21 1.019 7.1 2.0 4.0 1.95 0.0 40
1889 21 17 11 .607 3.19 254.0 246 100 90 11 98 130 7 1.354 8.7 3.5 4.6 1.33 0.4 29
1892 24 10 6 .625 3.02 146.0 137 54 49 2 57 55 1 1.329 8.4 3.5 3.4 0.96 0.1 17
1894 26 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 1 1.400 10.8 1.8 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1898 30 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 5.000 18.0 27.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
7 Yrs 120 42 .741 2.37 1478.0 1168 432 389 20 422 641 42 1.076 7.1 3.9 1.52 0.1 149

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1887 AA  10.3 (3rd)
1888 AA  4.5 (6th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1887 AA  9.7 (2nd)
1888 AA  3.8 (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1887 AA  2.94 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1887 AA  34 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1887 AA  .667 (5th)
Career  .568 (231st)

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  0.101 (4th)
1888 AA  0.026 (1st)
Career  0.149 (97th)

Losses s c a p y
1887 AA  17 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1887 AA  31 (7th)
Career  84 (165th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1887 AA  1,872 (7th)

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

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1887 AA  148 (1st)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1887 AA  72 (1st)
1888 AA  21 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1887 AA  6.1 (1st)
1888 AA  2.0 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1886 AA  born 1868-03-23 (3rd)
1887 AA  born 1868-03-23 (3rd)
1888 AA  born 1868-03-23 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 6 (380), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 30 (794), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 25 (517), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (550), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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