Elmer Smith
Elmer John Smith
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 21, 1892 in Sandusky, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1914
Final Game: September 27, 1925
Died: August 3, 1984 in Columbia, KY
    About biographical information

Standard Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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 36 63 .249 .319 .386 .705 109 147 3 13 O
1916 23 CLE AL 79 238 213 25 59 15 3 3 40 3 18 35 .277 .336 .418 .754 121 89 1 6 O
1916 23 WSH AL 45 195 168 12 36 10 3 2 27 4 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 114 451 395 60 110 24 6 9 54 15 41 30 .278 .354 .438 .792 116 173 5 10 *O
1920 27 CLE AL 129 525 456 82 144 37 10 12 103 5 4 53 35 .316 .391 .520 .910 136 237 3 13 *O
1921 28 CLE AL 129 505 431 98 125 28 9 16 85 0 2 56 46 .290 .374 .508 .882 121 219 2 16 *O
1922 29 TOT AL 94 294 258 44 71 13 6 7 37 0 3 28 26 .275 .348 .453 .802 108 117 1 7 O
1922 29 BOS AL 73 263 231 43 66 13 6 6 32 0 3 25 21 .286 .358 .472 .830 116 109 1 6 O
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
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 O
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 O
10 Seasons 1012 3629 3195 469 881 181 62 70 541 54 27 319 359 .276 .344 .437 .781 113 1396 16 99
162 Game Avg. 162 581 511 75 141 29 10 11 87 9 51 57 .276 .344 .437 .781 113 223 3 16
CLE (7 yrs) 672 2484 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 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) 73 263 231 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 3309 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

Advanced Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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 .257 .301 .336 .366 .338 .666 .674 98 .507 -4.3 -0.5 .566 .191 .118 4.6
1916 23 TOT AL 433 299 47 4.3 85 .288 .249 .260 .319 .335 .386 .339 .705 .674 109 .595 3.3 0.4 .675 .249 .136 5.8
1916 23 CLE AL 238 160 30 5.1 87 .320 .277 .263 .336 .339 .418 .344 .754 .683 121 .670 4.9 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 .481 -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 .665 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 451 295 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 525 329 91 7.4 110 .323 .316 .296 .391 .361 .520 .407 .910 .768 136 .707 23.6 2.3 .930 .322 .204 7.1
1921 28 CLE AL 505 324 80 6.6 116 .295 .290 .302 .374 .368 .508 .424 .882 .792 121 .618 13.1 1.2 .893 .343 .218 .0
1922 29 TOT AL 294 197 39 5.3 109 .284 .275 .292 .348 .357 .453 .410 .802 .768 108 .550 2.3 0.2 .753 .275 .178 .0
1922 29 BOS AL 263 174 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 2.3 112 .190 .185 .297 .267 .362 .296 .417 .563 .779 45 .213 -2.4 -0.2 .500 .222 .111 .0
1923 30 NYY AL 208 132 33 6.7 109 .316 .306 .292 .377 .363 .475 .404 .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 Seasons 3629 2440 476 5.2 100 .293 .276 .281 .344 .350 .437 .382 .781 .732 113 .597 47.1 4.5 .751 .269 .161 61.0
162 Game Avg. 581 391 76 5.2 100 .293 .276 .281 .344 .350 .437 .382 .781 .732 113 .597 8 1 .751 .269 .161 10
CLE (7 yrs) 2484 1657 336 5.5 99 .301 .281 .280 .350 .351 .444 .378 .794 .729 117 .625 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 .439 -5.9 -0.7 .561 .211 .112 2.9
NYY (2 yrs) 239 155 35 6.1 110 .301 .290 .293 .363 .363 .452 .406 .816 .769 112 .614 2.8 0.3 .807 .286 .162 4.4
BOS (1 yr) 263 174 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) 3309 2221 434 5.3 99 .296 .276 .279 .345 .350 .436 .378 .781 .728 114 .607 47.3 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

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Postseason Gamelog
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 Seasons (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

Cumulative Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
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 .686 103 341 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 1777 1583 168 408 84 28 20 235 40 12 133 211 .258 .319 .384 .703 104 608 9 52
1920 27 623 2302 2039 250 552 121 38 32 338 45 16 186 246 .271 .335 .414 .750 112 845 12 65
1921 28 752 2807 2470 348 677 149 47 48 423 45 18 242 292 .274 .342 .431 .773 114 1064 14 81
1922 29 846 3101 2728 392 748 162 53 55 460 45 21 270 318 .274 .343 .433 .776 113 1181 15 88
1923 30 916 3309 2911 422 804 168 55 62 495 48 22 291 339 .276 .345 .436 .781 114 1268 15 92
1924 31 916 3309 2911 422 804 168 55 62 495 48 22 291 339 .276 .345 .436 .781 114 1268 15 92
1925 32 1012 3629 3195 469 881 181 62 70 541 54 27 319 359 .276 .344 .437 .781 113 1396 16 99

Neutralized Batting

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons ·

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 58 56 6 19 3 0 0 10 1 2 11 .339 .362 .393 .755 8 13
1915 22 151 540 501 42 127 25 13 3 77 11 39 78 .253 .307 .373 .681 57 144
1916 23 129 449 405 45 108 28 7 6 81 8 41 65 .267 .339 .415 .753 56 124
1917 24 103 318 296 35 78 10 5 3 47 8 21 33 .264 .314 .361 .676 33 99
1919 26 132 513 459 71 129 28 7 11 64 18 48 35 .281 .357 .444 .801 71 114
1920 27 136 523 468 77 140 36 10 12 97 5 52 37 .299 .373 .496 .869 85 129
1921 28 136 495 440 87 118 26 8 15 76 0 53 48 .268 .349 .466 .815 72 129
1922 29 98 294 265 43 70 13 6 7 36 0 28 27 .264 .337 .438 .774 39 94
1923 30 74 211 190 29 56 6 2 7 33 3 21 22 .295 .365 .458 .823 32 70
1925 32 102 324 295 45 76 13 7 8 44 6 28 21 .258 .324 .431 .755 40 96
10 Seasons 1074 3725 3375 480 921 188 65 72 565 60 333 377 .273 .341 .431 .772 493 1012
162 Game Avg. 162 562 509 72 139 28 10 11 85 9 50 57 .273 .341 .431 .772 74 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 (821), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1162), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1210), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. George Watkins (949)
  2. Irv Noren (948)
  3. Ron Northey (944)
  4. Sam Mele (943)
  5. Gene Moore (941)
  6. Al Zarilla (939)
  7. Alexis Rios (939)
  8. Floyd Robinson (939)
  9. Todd Hollandsworth (938)
  10. Ivan Calderon (936)
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Jim McTamany (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tito Francona (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Fred Beck (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Leron Lee (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Frank Welch (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Matt Lawton (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ron Northey (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jose Cruz (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Hoot Evers (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Elmer Smith    

Viewed 20,338 times through December 18, 2009.
Name and misspellings: Elmer Elmer John Smith

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.