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Elmer Smith

Elmer John Smith

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 21, 1892 in Erie County, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1914
Teams (by GP): Indians/Reds/Yankees/Senators/RedSox/... 1914-1925

Final Game: September 27, 1925
Died: August 3, 1984 in Columbia, KY
Cremated
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Standard Batting

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
1914 21 CLE AL 13 56 53 5 17 3 0 0 8 1 1 2 11 .321 .345 .377 .723 114 20 0 1 O
1915 22 CLE AL 144 528 476 37 118 23 12 3 67 10 11 36 75 .248 .301 .366 .666 98 174 0 16 *O
1916 23 TOT AL 124 433 381 37 95 25 6 5 67 7 0 36 63 .249 .319 .386 .705 110 147 3 13 O
1916 23 CLE AL 79 238 213 25 59 15 3 3 40 3 0 18 35 .277 .336 .418 .754 122 89 1 6 O
1916 23 WSH AL 45 195 168 12 36 10 3 2 27 4 0 18 28 .214 .298 .345 .643 94 58 2 7 O
1917 24 TOT AL 99 309 278 29 68 9 4 3 39 7 18 32 .245 .293 .338 .631 90 94 1 12 O
1917 24 WSH AL 35 128 117 8 26 4 3 0 17 1 5 14 .222 .260 .308 .568 74 36 1 5 O
1917 24 CLE AL 64 181 161 21 42 5 1 3 22 6 13 18 .261 .316 .360 .676 100 58 0 7 O
1919 26 CLE AL 114 456 395 60 110 24 6 9 54 15 41 30 .278 .354 .438 .792 116 173 5 10 *O9/8
1920 27 CLE AL 129 527 456 82 144 37 10 12 103 5 4 53 35 .316 .391 .520 .910 136 237 3 13 *9O
1921 28 CLE AL 129 504 431 98 125 28 9 16 85 0 2 56 46 .290 .374 .508 .882 121 219 2 16 *O9
1922 29 TOT AL 94 295 258 44 71 13 6 7 37 0 3 28 26 .275 .348 .453 .802 108 117 1 7 O9/8
1922 29 BOS AL 73 264 231 43 66 13 6 6 32 0 3 25 21 .286 .358 .472 .830 116 109 1 6 O9/8
1922 29 NYY AL 21 31 27 1 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 5 .185 .267 .296 .563 45 8 0 1 O/98
1923 30 NYY AL 70 208 183 30 56 6 2 7 35 3 1 21 21 .306 .377 .475 .853 122 87 0 4 O9
1925 32 CIN NL 96 320 284 47 77 13 7 8 46 6 5 28 20 .271 .339 .451 .789 101 128 1 7 O79/8
10 Yrs 1012 3636 3195 469 881 181 62 70 541 54 27 319 359 .276 .344 .437 .781 113 1396 16 99
162 Game Avg. 162 582 511 75 141 29 10 11 87 9 51 57 .276 .344 .437 .781 113 223 3 16
CLE (7 yrs) 672 2490 2185 328 615 135 41 46 379 40 18 219 250 .281 .350 .444 .794 117 970 11 69
WSH (2 yrs) 80 323 285 20 62 14 6 2 44 5 0 23 42 .218 .283 .330 .613 86 94 3 12
NYY (2 yrs) 91 239 210 31 61 6 2 8 40 3 1 24 26 .290 .363 .452 .816 112 95 0 5
BOS (1 yr) 73 264 231 43 66 13 6 6 32 0 3 25 21 .286 .358 .472 .830 116 109 1 6
CIN (1 yr) 96 320 284 47 77 13 7 8 46 6 5 28 20 .271 .339 .451 .789 101 128 1 7
AL (9 yrs) 916 3316 2911 422 804 168 55 62 495 48 22 291 339 .276 .345 .436 .781 114 1268 15 92
NL (1 yr) 96 320 284 47 77 13 7 8 46 6 5 28 20 .271 .339 .451 .789 101 128 1 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1914 21 CLE AL 13 56 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $ O
1915 22 CLE AL 144 528 -4 -1 0 0 -7 -12 -1.4 18 6 0.4 .490 .491 0.4 -0.8 6 $ *O
1916 23 CLE AL 79 238 4 -0 0 -2 -3 -1 -0.1 8 7 0.7 .499 .499 1.0 -0.6 9 $ O
1916 23 WSH AL 45 195 -2 -0 0 1 -2 -3 -0.4 7 4 0.3 .492 .498 0.2 -0.2 3 $ O
1917 24 WSH AL 35 128 -4 0 0 0 -2 -5 -0.6 4 -1 -0.2 .481 .496 -0.2 -0.2 -1 $ O
1917 24 CLE AL 64 181 -0 -0 0 1 -2 -2 -0.2 6 5 0.4 .497 .499 0.3 -0.1 4 $ O
1919 26 CLE AL 114 456 9 -0 0 -2 -6 1 0.2 16 16 1.7 .501 .501 1.9 -0.8 18 $ *O9/8
1920 27 CLE AL 129 527 23 1 0 4 -6 22 2.2 17 38 3.9 .517 .513 3.5 -0.2 34 $ *9O
1921 28 CLE AL 129 504 13 0 0 -3 -6 3 0.4 16 19 2.0 .502 .502 2.2 -0.8 22 $ *O9
1922 29 BOS AL 73 264 5 -1 0 2 -3 3 0.3 8 11 1.1 .504 .502 0.9 -0.1 9 $ O9/8
1922 29 NYY AL 21 31 -2 0 0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .487 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ O/98
1923 30 NYY AL 70 208 5 1 0 1 -2 5 0.4 6 11 1.1 .507 .503 1.0 -0.1 10 $ O9
1925 32 CIN NL 96 320 0 -0 0 0 -4 -4 -0.4 9 5 0.5 .496 .498 0.6 -0.4 5 $ O79/8
10 Seasons 1012 3636 47 -1 0 2 -43 5 -0.0 118 123 11.9 .500 .500 11.8 -4.4 121 $
CLE (7 yrs) 672 2490 45 -1 0 -2 -30 12 1.0 82 94 9.3 .501 .501 9.5 -3.4 96 $
WSH (2 yrs) 80 323 -5 -0 0 1 -4 -8 -1.0 11 3 0.1 .487 .497 0.0 -0.4 2 $
NYY (2 yrs) 91 239 3 1 0 1 -3 2 0.2 8 9 0.9 .502 .501 0.8 -0.2 8 $
BOS (1 yr) 73 264 5 -1 0 2 -3 3 0.3 8 11 1.1 .504 .502 0.9 -0.1 9 $
CIN (1 yr) 96 320 0 -0 0 0 -4 -4 -0.4 9 5 0.5 .496 .498 0.6 -0.4 5 $

Advanced Batting

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
1914 21 CLE AL 56 38 7 4.9 85 .405 .321 .261 .345 .335 .377 .342 .723 .677 114 .680 0.7 0.1 .595 .094 .057 .0
1915 22 CLE AL 528 385 50 3.5 85 .289 .248 .258 .301 .336 .366 .338 .666 .674 98 .508 -4.4 -0.5 .566 .191 .118 4.6
1916 23 TOT AL 433 299 47 4.3 84 .288 .249 .259 .319 .334 .386 .339 .705 .672 110 .584 3.5 0.4 .675 .249 .136 5.8
1916 23 CLE AL 238 160 30 5.1 86 .320 .277 .262 .336 .337 .418 .342 .754 .680 122 .660 5.0 0.6 .721 .239 .141 3.0
1916 23 WSH AL 195 139 17 3.3 82 .246 .214 .256 .298 .330 .345 .334 .643 .663 94 .469 -1.5 -0.2 .621 .262 .131 2.7
1917 24 TOT AL 309 222 27 3.3 82 .267 .245 .259 .293 .331 .338 .335 .631 .666 90 .486 -4.9 -0.6 .571 .183 .094 4.2
1917 24 WSH AL 128 96 9 2.5 79 .252 .222 .254 .260 .325 .308 .328 .568 .653 74 .371 -4.4 -0.5 .473 .137 .085 .0
1917 24 CLE AL 181 126 18 3.9 85 .279 .261 .263 .316 .335 .360 .340 .676 .675 100 .560 -0.5 -0.1 .647 .217 .099 4.0
1919 26 CLE AL 456 295 60 5.5 100 .284 .278 .283 .354 .350 .438 .381 .792 .731 116 .632 8.2 0.9 .821 .301 .159 11.3
1920 27 CLE AL 527 329 91 7.4 110 .323 .316 .296 .391 .362 .520 .407 .910 .768 136 .707 23.6 2.3 .930 .322 .204 7.1
1921 28 CLE AL 504 324 80 6.6 116 .295 .290 .302 .374 .368 .508 .425 .882 .793 121 .619 13.0 1.2 .893 .343 .218 .0
1922 29 TOT AL 295 197 39 5.3 109 .284 .275 .292 .348 .357 .453 .410 .802 .767 108 .551 2.3 0.2 .753 .275 .178 .0
1922 29 BOS AL 264 174 37 5.7 109 .294 .286 .292 .358 .357 .472 .410 .830 .766 116 .582 4.7 0.4 .786 .281 .186 .0
1922 29 NYY AL 31 23 2 2.3 111 .190 .185 .295 .267 .361 .296 .415 .563 .776 45 .213 -2.4 -0.2 .500 .222 .111 .0
1923 30 NYY AL 208 132 33 6.7 109 .316 .306 .293 .377 .363 .475 .405 .853 .767 122 .658 5.2 0.5 .859 .295 .169 4.2
1925 32 CIN NL 320 219 42 5.1 112 .270 .271 .298 .339 .355 .451 .425 .789 .780 101 .501 -0.2 -0.0 .745 .282 .180 6.9
10 Yrs 3636 2440 476 5.2 100 .293 .276 .281 .344 .350 .437 .382 .781 .732 113 .596 47.2 4.5 .751 .269 .161 61.0
162 Game Avg. 582 391 76 5.2 100 .293 .276 .281 .344 .350 .437 .382 .781 .732 113 .596 8 1 .751 .269 .161 10
CLE (7 yrs) 2490 1657 336 5.5 99 .301 .281 .280 .350 .351 .444 .378 .794 .728 117 .624 45.8 4.5 .770 .273 .162 42.8
WSH (2 yrs) 323 235 26 3.0 81 .249 .218 .255 .283 .328 .330 .331 .613 .659 86 .432 -6.0 -0.7 .561 .211 .112 2.9
NYY (2 yrs) 239 155 35 6.1 110 .301 .290 .293 .363 .363 .452 .406 .816 .768 112 .614 2.8 0.3 .807 .286 .162 4.4
BOS (1 yr) 264 174 37 5.7 109 .294 .286 .292 .358 .357 .472 .410 .830 .766 116 .582 4.7 0.4 .786 .281 .186 .0
CIN (1 yr) 320 219 42 5.1 112 .270 .271 .298 .339 .355 .451 .425 .789 .780 101 .501 -0.2 -0.0 .745 .282 .180 6.9
AL (9 yrs) 3316 2221 434 5.3 99 .296 .276 .279 .345 .350 .436 .378 .781 .728 114 .605 47.4 4.5 .752 .268 .159 54.1
NL (1 yr) 320 219 42 5.1 112 .270 .271 .298 .339 .355 .451 .425 .789 .780 101 .501 -0.2 -0.0 .745 .282 .180 6.9

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1920 27 CLE AL WS BRO W 5 14 13 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 .308 .357 .692 1.049 9 0 0 0 0 0
1922 29 NYY AL WS NYG L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 7 16 15 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 3 .267 .313 .600 .913 9 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 7 16 15 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 3 .267 .313 .600 .913 9 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1919 26 CLE AL 456 2.0% 6.6% 9.0% 8.6% 36% 0.73 13.2 43.9 7.3 78%
1920 27 CLE AL 527 2.3% 6.6% 10.1% 11.2% 41% 0.66 13.0 38.0 4.4 78%
1921 28 CLE AL 504 3.2% 9.1% 11.1% 10.5% 42% 0.82 9.4 26.9 5.1 73%
1922 29 TOT AL 295 2.4% 8.8% 9.5% 8.8% 37% 0.93 9.9 36.9 7.0 76%
1922 29 BOS AL 264 2.3% 8.0% 9.5% 9.5% 38% 0.84 11.0 38.5 7.2 77%
1922 29 NYY AL 31 3.2% 16.1% 9.7% 3.2% 20% 1.67 5.4 27.0 5.4 68%
1923 30 NYY AL 208 3.4% 10.1% 10.1% 7.2% 27% 1.00 8.7 26.1 5.2 75%
1925 32 CIN NL 320 2.5% 6.3% 8.8% 8.8% 36% 0.71 14.2 35.5 6.2 80%
10 Yrs 2310 3.0% 15.5% 13.8% 13.6% 36% 1.13 8.9 45.6 5.9 120%
MLB Averages 1.2% 13.8% 12.5% 9.2% 24% 1.11 10.5 126.0 9.1 129%

Cumulative Batting

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
1914 21 13 56 53 5 17 3 0 0 8 1 1 2 11 .321 .345 .377 .723 114 20 0 1
1915 22 157 584 529 42 135 26 12 3 75 11 12 38 86 .255 .305 .367 .672 99 194 0 17
1916 23 281 1017 910 79 230 51 18 8 142 18 12 74 149 .253 .311 .375 .686 104 341 3 30
1917 24 380 1326 1188 108 298 60 22 11 181 25 12 92 181 .251 .307 .366 .673 100 435 4 42
1918 25 380 1326 1188 108 298 60 22 11 181 25 12 92 181 .251 .307 .366 .673 100 435 4 42
1919 26 494 1782 1583 168 408 84 28 20 235 40 12 133 211 .258 .319 .384 .703 105 608 9 52
1920 27 623 2309 2039 250 552 121 38 32 338 45 16 186 246 .271 .335 .414 .750 112 845 12 65
1921 28 752 2813 2470 348 677 149 47 48 423 45 18 242 292 .274 .342 .431 .773 114 1064 14 81
1922 29 846 3108 2728 392 748 162 53 55 460 45 21 270 318 .274 .343 .433 .776 113 1181 15 88
1923 30 916 3316 2911 422 804 168 55 62 495 48 22 291 339 .276 .345 .436 .781 114 1268 15 92
1924 31 916 3316 2911 422 804 168 55 62 495 48 22 291 339 .276 .345 .436 .781 114 1268 15 92
1925 32 1012 3636 3195 469 881 181 62 70 541 54 27 319 359 .276 .344 .437 .781 113 1396 16 99

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1914 21 13 59 56 6 19 3 0 0 9 1 2 11 .339 .362 .393 .755 8 13
1915 22 151 561 504 42 130 25 13 3 76 11 40 78 .258 .313 .377 .689 60 144
1916 23 129 466 407 45 110 29 7 6 82 8 42 65 .270 .343 .420 .763 57 124
1917 24 103 330 296 35 78 10 5 3 47 8 21 33 .264 .314 .361 .676 33 99
1919 26 132 525 459 71 129 28 7 11 64 18 48 35 .281 .357 .444 .801 71 114
1920 27 136 538 469 77 141 36 10 12 97 5 52 37 .301 .374 .497 .871 86 129
1921 28 136 513 441 87 119 27 9 15 76 0 53 48 .270 .351 .474 .825 73 129
1922 29 98 302 266 43 71 13 6 7 36 0 28 27 .267 .339 .440 .779 40 94
1923 30 74 215 190 29 56 6 2 7 34 3 21 22 .295 .365 .458 .823 32 70
1925 32 102 331 295 44 76 13 7 8 43 6 28 21 .258 .324 .431 .755 40 96
10 Yrs 1074 3840 3383 479 929 190 66 72 564 60 335 377 .275 .343 .434 .777 500 1012
162 Game Avg. 162 579 510 72 140 29 10 11 85 9 51 57 .275 .343 .434 .777 75 1012

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
1920 AL  .520 (6th)
1921 AL  .508 (9th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1920 AL  .910 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1920 AL  37 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  5 (5th)
1919 AL  9 (5th)
1920 AL  12 (5th)
1921 AL  16 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1920 AL  103 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 AL  75 (5th)
1916 AL  63 (7th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1920 AL  136 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1920 AL  24 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1920 AL  2.3 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1915 AL  38 (10th)
1920 AL  59 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1920 AL  .707 (7th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1919 AL  11.3 (4th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1916 AL  76.2 (4th)
1917 AL  92.7 (6th)
1919 AL  43.9 (2nd)
1920 AL  38.0 (4th)
1921 AL  26.9 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 28 (838), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1203), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1170), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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