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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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:20AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1150. Danny Litwhiler… #1151. Dick Dietz… #1152. Jerry Lumpe… #1153. ELMER SMITH… #1154. Eddie Murphy… #1155. Dave Robertson… #1156. Walt Wilmot… 

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
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 .705 109 147 3 13 O
1916 23 CLE AL 79 238 213 25 59 15 3 3 40 3 0 18 35 .277 .336 .418 .754 121 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 114 451 395 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 O9/8
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 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 .853 121 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 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 .816 111 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1914 21 CLE AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ O
1915 22 CLE AL 528 -8 -3 0 0 0 -6 18 1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $ *O
1916 23 CLE AL 238 5 0 0 0 -2 -3 8 8 0.9 10 1.1 -0.2 $ O
1916 23 WSH AL 195 -2 0 0 0 1 -2 6 3 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $ O
1917 24 WSH AL 128 -4 0 0 0 0 -2 4 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ O
1917 24 CLE AL 181 -1 0 0 0 1 -2 6 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $ O
1919 26 CLE AL 451 8 1 0 0 -2 -6 16 17 1.8 19 2.0 -0.2 $ *O
1920 27 CLE AL 525 24 1 0 0 4 -6 17 40 4.0 36 3.6 0.4 $ *O
1921 28 CLE AL 505 12 3 0 0 -3 -6 16 22 2.2 25 2.4 -0.2 $ *O
1922 29 BOS AL 263 4 0 0 0 2 -3 9 12 1.2 10 1.0 0.2 $ O9/8
1922 29 NYY AL 31 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ O/98
1923 30 NYY AL 208 6 1 0 0 1 -2 7 13 1.3 12 1.2 0.1 $ O
1925 32 CIN NL 320 1 0 0 0 0 -4 10 7 0.7 7 0.7 0.0 $ O
10 Seasons 3629 43 3 0 0 2 -42 120 126 12.5 124 12.5 -0.0 $
CLE (7 yrs) 2484 40 2 0 0 -2 -29 83 94 9.4 96 9.7 -0.3 $
WSH (2 yrs) 323 -6 0 0 0 1 -4 10 1 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
NYY (2 yrs) 239 4 1 0 0 1 -2 8 12 1.2 11 1.1 0.1 $
BOS (1 yr) 263 4 0 0 0 2 -3 9 12 1.2 10 1.0 0.2 $
CIN (1 yr) 320 1 0 0 0 0 -4 10 7 0.7 7 0.7 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1914 CLE AL 21 OF 13 31 29 2 0 0 1.000 2.38 .956 2.00 0-13-0
1915 CLE AL 22 OF 123 235 202 15 18 4 .923 1.76 .958 2.05 21-0-102
1916 TOT AL 23 OF 102 168 152 12 4 4 .976 1.61 .963 2.12 11-0-91
1916 CLE AL 23 OF 57 87 77 7 3 3 .966 1.47 .963 2.12 1-0-56
1916 WSH AL 23 OF 45 81 75 5 1 1 .988 1.78 .963 2.12 10-0-35
1917 TOT AL 24 OF 69 141 124 9 8 2 .943 1.93 .967 2.22 35-0-34
1917 WSH AL 24 OF 29 71 60 4 7 0 .901 2.21 .967 2.22 27-0-2
1917 CLE AL 24 OF 40 70 64 5 1 2 .986 1.73 .967 2.22 8-0-32
1919 CLE AL 26 OF 111 187 167 12 8 6 .957 1.61 .958 2.26
1919 CLE AL 26 RF 110 103 95 184 164 12 8 6 .957 1.60 .951 1.94
1919 CLE AL 26 CF 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .960 2.60
1920 CLE AL 27 OF 129 232 217 8 7 2 .970 1.74 .962 2.25
1920 CLE AL 27 RF 130 118 101 232 217 8 7 2 .970 1.73 .958 1.91
1921 CLE AL 28 OF 127 205 183 16 6 1 .971 1.57 .960 2.33
1921 CLE AL 28 RF 127 110 94 205 183 16 6 1 .971 1.57 .958 1.96
1922 TOT AL 29 OF 69 60 55 146 130 8 8 4 .945 2.00 .964 2.31
1922 TOT AL 29 RF 65 60 55 143 127 8 8 4 .944 2.08 .954 1.85
1922 TOT AL 29 CF 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .970 2.70
1922 BOS AL 29 OF 58 57 52 131 117 7 7 3 .947 2.14 .964 2.31
1922 BOS AL 29 RF 57 57 52 131 117 7 7 3 .947 2.18 .954 1.85
1922 BOS AL 29 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70
1922 NYY AL 29 OF 11 3 3 15 13 1 1 1 .933 1.27 .964 2.31
1922 NYY AL 29 RF 8 3 3 12 10 1 1 1 .917 1.38 .954 1.85
1922 NYY AL 29 CF 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .970 2.70
1923 NYY AL 30 OF 47 96 86 5 5 2 .948 1.94 .965 2.38
1923 NYY AL 30 RF 47 42 31 96 86 5 5 2 .948 1.94 .960 2.12
1925 CIN NL 32 OF 80 152 139 8 5 5 .967 1.84 .967 2.48
1925 CIN NL 32 LF 51 44 36 100 90 5 5 2 .950 1.86 .967 2.26
1925 CIN NL 32 RF 28 22 19 50 47 3 0 3 1.000 1.79 .967 2.27
1925 CIN NL 32 CF 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .965 2.90
10 Seasons OF 870 60 55 1593 1429 95 69 30 .957 1.75 .962 2.25 118-19-734
6 Seasons (incomplete) RF 507 455 395 910 824 52 34 18 .963 1.73 .957 1.96
1 Season (incomplete) LF 51 44 36 100 90 5 5 2 .950 1.86 .967 2.26
3 Seasons (incomplete) CF 6 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .965 2.75
10 Seasons TOT 870 60 55 1593 1429 95 69 30 .957 1.75 .962 2.25 118-19-734
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1915 AL  18 (4th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  .957 (3rd)
1920 AL  .970 (3rd)
1921 AL  .971 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 28 (832), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1098), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1169), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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