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George Smith

George Allen Smith (Columbia George)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 163 lb.

Born: May 31, 1892 in East Port Chester, CT
School: Columbia University (New York, NY) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1916
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Robins/Giants/Reds 1916-1923

Final Game: September 21, 1923
Died: January 7, 1965 in Greenwich, CT
Buried: Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, NY
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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
1916 24 NYG NL 3 0 1.000 2.61 9 1 6 0 0 0 20.2 14 8 6 0 6 9 1 0 3 82 96 0.968 6.1 0.0 2.6 3.9 1.50
1917 25 NYG NL 0 3 .000 2.84 14 1 6 1 0 0 38.0 38 13 12 1 11 16 1 0 2 159 92 1.289 9.0 0.2 2.6 3.8 1.45
1918 26 TOT NL 8 7 .533 3.41 23 13 8 9 1 0 132.0 140 62 50 3 22 41 3 0 6 535 80 1.227 9.5 0.2 1.5 2.8 1.86
1918 26 CIN NL 2 3 .400 4.07 10 6 3 4 1 0 55.1 71 36 25 3 11 19 0 0 2 239 67 1.482 11.5 0.5 1.8 3.1 1.73
1918 26 NYG NL 2 3 .400 4.05 5 2 2 1 0 0 26.2 26 12 12 0 6 4 1 0 2 111 67 1.200 8.8 0.0 2.0 1.4 0.67
1918 26 BRO NL 4 1 .800 2.34 8 5 3 4 0 0 50.0 43 14 13 0 5 18 2 0 2 185 119 0.960 7.7 0.0 0.9 3.2 3.60
1919 27 TOT NL 5 13 .278 3.36 34 21 10 11 1 0 195.2 212 102 73 8 50 42 3 1 3 822 95 1.339 9.8 0.4 2.3 1.9 0.84
1919 27 NYG NL 0 2 .000 5.73 3 2 1 0 0 0 11.0 18 8 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 52 52 2.000 14.7 0.8 3.3 0.0 0.00
1919 27 PHI NL 5 11 .313 3.22 31 19 9 11 1 0 184.2 194 94 66 7 46 42 3 1 3 770 100 1.300 9.5 0.3 2.2 2.0 0.91
1920 28 PHI NL 13 18 .419 3.45 43 28 13 10 1 2 250.2 265 115 96 10 51 51 6 0 1 1037 98 1.261 9.5 0.4 1.8 1.8 1.00
1921 29 PHI NL 4 20 .167 4.76 39 28 7 12 1 1 221.1 303 166 117 12 52 45 3 1 1 995 88 1.604 12.3 0.5 2.1 1.8 0.87
1922 30 PHI NL 5 14 .263 4.78 42 16 17 6 1 0 194.0 250 124 103 16 35 44 6 1 7 849 97 1.469 11.6 0.7 1.6 2.0 1.26
1923 31 BRO NL 3 6 .333 3.66 25 7 11 3 0 1 91.0 99 53 37 4 28 15 3 0 0 395 106 1.396 9.8 0.4 2.8 1.5 0.54
8 Yrs 41 81 .336 3.89 229 115 78 52 5 4 1143.1 1321 643 494 54 255 263 26 3 23 4874 94 1.378 10.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 1.03
162 Game Avg. 8 16 .336 3.89 45 23 15 10 1 1 226 261 127 98 11 50 52 5 1 5 963 94 1.378 10.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 1.03
NYG (4 yrs) 5 8 .385 3.46 31 6 15 2 0 0 96.1 96 41 37 2 27 29 3 0 7 404 77 1.277 9.0 0.2 2.5 2.7 1.07
PHI (4 yrs) 27 63 .300 4.04 155 91 46 39 4 3 850.2 1012 499 382 45 184 182 18 3 12 3651 95 1.406 10.7 0.5 1.9 1.9 0.99
BRO (2 yrs) 7 7 .500 3.19 33 12 14 7 0 1 141.0 142 67 50 4 33 33 5 0 2 580 110 1.241 9.1 0.3 2.1 2.1 1.00
CIN (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.07 10 6 3 4 1 0 55.1 71 36 25 3 11 19 0 0 2 239 67 1.482 11.5 0.5 1.8 3.1 1.73

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
1916 24 NYG NL 20.2 9 1 8 3.48 3.39 0.09 0.00 93.0 3.07 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .486 .499 $
1917 25 NYG NL 38.0 14 1 13 3.08 3.46 0.38 0.00 95.0 2.92 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .494 .499 $
1918 26 CIN NL 55.1 10 6 36 5.86 3.31 -0.08 0.00 98.9 3.35 -15 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -12 .340 .490 $
1918 26 NYG NL 26.2 5 2 12 4.05 3.47 0.22 0.00 100.9 3.29 -2 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .447 .498 $
1918 26 BRO NL 50.0 8 5 14 2.52 3.73 -0.05 0.00 103.0 3.89 8 1.0 1.0 -0.0 1.3 11 .627 .506 $
1919 27 NYG NL 11.0 3 2 8 6.55 3.43 0.40 0.00 104.5 3.18 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .358 .497 $
1919 27 PHI NL 184.2 31 19 94 4.58 3.61 -0.37 0.00 109.6 4.37 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.2 0.8 8 .487 .498 $
1920 28 PHI NL 249.2 43 28 115 4.15 4.00 -0.06 0.00 107.9 4.39 7 0.9 1.0 -0.2 2.7 27 .520 .505 $
1921 29 PHI NL 221.1 39 28 166 6.75 4.67 -0.23 0.00 111.1 5.45 -31 -3.0 1.0 -0.1 -1.3 -10 .423 .481 $
1922 30 PHI NL 194.0 42 16 124 5.75 5.21 -0.04 0.00 112.0 5.88 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.6 23 .503 .501 $
1923 31 BRO NL 91.0 25 7 53 5.24 4.88 -0.17 0.00 95.9 4.84 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.3 5 .483 .497 $
8 Seasons 1142.1 229 115 643 5.07 4.25 -0.12 0.00 107.0 4.70 -46 -4.3 1.0 -0.7 3.9 50 .481 .498 $
NYG (4 yrs) 96.1 31 6 41 3.83 3.44 0.27 0.00 97.3 3.08 -8 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -2 .471 .499 $
PHI (4 yrs) 849.2 155 91 499 5.29 4.37 -0.17 0.00 110.1 5.00 -26 -2.4 1.0 -0.5 3.8 48 .484 .496 $
BRO (2 yrs) 141.0 33 12 67 4.28 4.47 -0.13 0.00 98.4 4.51 3 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.6 16 .518 .502 $
CIN (1 yr) 55.1 10 6 36 5.86 3.31 -0.08 0.00 98.9 3.35 -15 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -12 .340 .490 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 26 TOT NL 535 0.6% 7.7% 4.1% 3.7% 14% 84%
1918 26 CIN NL 239 1.3% 8.0% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 81%
1918 26 NYG NL 111 0.0% 3.6% 5.4% 1.8% 8% 88%
1918 26 BRO NL 185 0.0% 9.7% 2.7% 4.9% 21% 84%
1919 27 TOT NL 822 1.0% 5.1% 6.1% 2.9% 11% 84%
1919 27 NYG NL 52 1.9% 0.0% 7.7% 88%
1919 27 PHI NL 770 0.9% 5.5% 6.0% 3.0% 12% 84%
1920 28 PHI NL 1037 1.0% 4.9% 4.9% 2.0% 8% 85%
1921 29 PHI NL 995 1.2% 4.5% 5.2% 85%
1922 30 PHI NL 848 1.9% 5.2% 4.1% 86%
1923 31 BRO NL 395 1.0% 3.8% 7.1% 2.3% 9% 85%
6 Yrs 4632 1.1% 5.1% 5.1% 1.6% 6% 85%
MLB Averages 0.8% 7.6% 7.4% 2.7% 11% 81%

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+
1916 24 3 0 1.000 2.61 9 1 6 0 0 0 20.2 14 8 6 0 6 9 1 0 3 82 96 0.968 6.1 0.0 2.6 3.9 1.50 96
1917 25 3 3 .500 2.76 23 2 12 1 0 0 58.2 52 21 18 1 17 25 2 0 5 241 93 1.176 8.0 0.2 2.6 3.8 1.47 93
1918 26 11 10 .524 3.21 46 15 20 10 1 0 190.2 192 83 68 4 39 66 5 0 11 776 84 1.212 9.1 0.2 1.8 3.1 1.69 84
1919 27 16 23 .410 3.28 80 36 30 21 2 0 386.1 404 185 141 12 89 108 8 1 14 1598 90 1.276 9.4 0.3 2.1 2.5 1.21 90
1920 28 29 41 .414 3.35 123 64 43 31 3 2 637.0 669 300 237 22 140 159 14 1 15 2635 93 1.270 9.5 0.3 2.0 2.2 1.14 93
1921 29 33 61 .351 3.71 162 92 50 43 4 3 858.1 972 466 354 34 192 204 17 2 16 3630 92 1.356 10.2 0.4 2.0 2.1 1.06 92
1922 30 38 75 .336 3.91 204 108 67 49 5 3 1052.1 1222 590 457 50 227 248 23 3 23 4479 93 1.377 10.5 0.4 1.9 2.1 1.09 93
1923 31 41 81 .336 3.89 229 115 78 52 5 4 1143.1 1321 643 494 54 255 263 26 3 23 4874 94 1.378 10.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 1.03 94

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
1916 24 1 1 .500 3.60 20.0 17 9 8 0 7 9 1 1.200 7.7 3.2 4.1 1.29 0.0 9
1917 25 1 2 .333 4.37 35.0 45 19 17 1 13 15 1 1.657 11.6 3.3 3.9 1.15 0.3 14
1918 26 6 10 .375 4.83 149.0 200 89 80 4 31 46 4 1.550 12.1 1.9 2.8 1.48 0.2 23
1919 27 11 12 .478 4.05 209.0 259 104 94 10 61 45 4 1.531 11.2 2.6 1.9 0.74 0.4 34
1920 28 14 13 .519 3.76 249.0 283 116 104 11 54 51 6 1.353 10.2 2.0 1.8 0.94 0.4 43
1921 29 12 13 .480 4.15 234.0 299 120 108 12 51 48 3 1.496 11.5 2.0 1.8 0.94 0.5 39
1922 30 12 10 .545 3.67 206.0 231 93 84 15 32 47 6 1.277 10.1 1.4 2.1 1.47 0.7 42
1923 31 6 4 .600 3.54 94.0 101 41 37 4 29 16 3 1.383 9.7 2.8 1.5 0.55 0.4 25
8 Yrs 63 65 .492 4.00 1196.0 1435 591 532 57 278 277 28 1.432 10.8 2.1 1.00 0.4 229

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 NL  1.500 (3rd)
1920 NL  1.831 (8th)
1922 NL  1.624 (6th)
Career  2.007 (92nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1920 NL  43 (6th)
1922 NL  42 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1918 NL  3 (10th)
1919 NL  8 (2nd)
1920 NL  10 (1st)
1921 NL  12 (9th)
1922 NL  16 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1921 NL  303 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1918 NL  1.864 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1919 NL  13 (8th)
1920 NL  18 (5th)
1921 NL  20 (1st)
1922 NL  14 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1919 NL  73 (9th)
1920 NL  96 (7th)
1921 NL  117 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1918 NL  6 (4th)
1922 NL  7 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1920 NL  13 (7th)
1922 NL  17 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1621), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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