Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Encyclopedia of Players > S Listing > George Smith Statistics and History

News: Programming Internships @ Sports Reference »post

 

Photo of George Smith


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 (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
    About biographical information

Fan EloRater

Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:43AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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 91 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 66 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 Seasons 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 76 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1916 24 NYG NL 20.2 1 8 9 0 1.0 1 0.0 $
1917 25 NYG NL 38.0 1 13 17 1 1.0 4 0.2 $
1918 26 CIN NL 55.1 6 36 25 0 1.0 -11 -1.5 $
1918 26 NYG NL 26.2 2 12 12 0 1.0 0 -0.1 $
1918 26 BRO NL 50.0 5 14 22 0 1.0 8 1.1 $
1919 27 NYG NL 11.0 2 8 5 0 1.0 -3 -0.4 $
1919 27 PHI NL 184.2 20 94 84 -5 1.0 -10 0.5 $
1920 28 PHI NL 250.2 28 115 122 -1 1.0 7 2.1 $
1921 29 PHI NL 221.1 28 166 127 -4 1.0 -39 -1.7 $
1922 30 PHI NL 194.0 18 124 123 -1 1.0 -1 1.4 $
1923 31 BRO NL 91.0 7 53 56 -1 1.0 3 0.2 $
8 Seasons 1143.1 118 643 602 -11 1.0 -41 1.8 $
NYG (4 yrs) 96.1 6 41 43 1 1.0 2 -0.3 $
PHI (4 yrs) 850.2 94 499 456 -11 1.0 -43 2.3 $
BRO (2 yrs) 141.0 12 67 78 -1 1.0 11 1.3 $
CIN (1 yr) 55.1 6 36 25 0 1.0 -11 -1.5 $

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1916 24 NYG NL 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1 /1
1917 25 NYG NL 14 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
1918 26 TOT NL 23 46 40 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 18 .125 .186 .125 .311 -4 5 0 3 1
1918 26 CIN NL 10 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .000 .056 .000 .056 -83 0 0 1 1
1918 26 NYG NL 5 9 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 54 2 0 1 /1
1918 26 BRO NL 8 18 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .200 .294 .200 .494 52 3 0 1 /1
1919 27 TOT NL 34 67 63 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 2 30 .127 .154 .159 .313 -8 10 0 2 1
1919 27 NYG NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1919 27 PHI NL 31 64 60 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 2 28 .133 .161 .167 .328 -4 10 0 2 1
1920 28 PHI NL 43 85 72 5 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 26 .097 .156 .097 .253 -28 7 0 8 1
1921 29 PHI NL 39 74 71 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 29 .056 .082 .070 .153 -60 5 0 1 1
1922 30 PHI NL 42 66 66 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 .076 .076 .076 .152 -62 5 0 0 1
1923 31 BRO NL 25 27 26 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .192 .192 .192 .385 3 5 0 1 1
8 Seasons 229 377 349 15 34 3 0 0 12 0 0 12 144 .097 .127 .106 .233 -36 37 0 16
162 Game Avg. 162 267 247 11 24 2 0 0 8 0 8 102 .097 .127 .106 .233 -36 26 0 11
NYG (4 yrs) 31 24 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .091 .091 .091 .182 -44 2 0 2
PHI (4 yrs) 155 289 269 9 24 3 0 0 9 0 0 9 107 .089 .119 .100 .219 -41 27 0 11
BRO (2 yrs) 33 45 41 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 20 .195 .233 .195 .428 20 8 0 2
CIN (1 yr) 10 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .000 .056 .000 .056 -83 0 0 1

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
1916 24 NYG NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1917 25 NYG NL 9 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1918 26 CIN NL 19 -4 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 1
1918 26 NYG NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1918 26 BRO NL 18 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1919 27 NYG NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1919 27 PHI NL 64 -8 0 0 0 0 3 2 -3 -0.5 -3 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1920 28 PHI NL 85 -11 0 0 0 0 4 2 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.6 0.0 $ 1
1921 29 PHI NL 74 -16 0 0 0 0 5 2 -9 -0.9 -9 -0.9 0.0 $ 1
1922 30 PHI NL 66 -16 0 0 0 0 5 2 -9 -0.8 -9 -0.9 0.1 $ 1
1923 31 BRO NL 27 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
8 Seasons 377 -64 0 0 0 0 19 10 -35 -3.8 -35 -3.7 -0.1 $
NYG (4 yrs) 24 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $
PHI (4 yrs) 289 -51 0 0 0 0 17 8 -26 -2.8 -26 -2.8 -0.0 $
BRO (2 yrs) 45 -5 0 0 0 0 2 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
CIN (1 yr) 19 -4 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1916 NYG NL 24 P 9 20.2 10 1 8 1 0 .900 3.92 1.00 .959 2.66 2.67
1917 NYG NL 25 P 14 38.0 12 2 10 0 0 1.000 2.84 0.86 .961 2.84 2.86
1918 TOT NL 26 P 23 132.0 43 2 40 1 1 .977 2.86 1.83 .965 2.93 2.94
1918 CIN NL 26 P 10 55.1 21 1 19 1 0 .952 3.25 2.00 .965 2.93 2.94
1918 NYG NL 26 P 5 26.2 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.01 0.60 .967 2.94 2.94
1918 BRO NL 26 P 8 50.0 19 0 19 0 0 1.000 3.42 2.38 .965 2.93 2.94
1919 TOT NL 27 P 34 21 11 195.2 68 9 55 4 0 .941 2.94 1.88 .960 2.93 2.93
1919 NYG NL 27 P 3 2 0 11.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.67 .960 2.95 2.93
1919 PHI NL 27 P 31 19 11 184.2 66 8 54 4 0 .939 3.02 2.00 .960 2.93 2.93
1920 PHI NL 28 P 43 28 11 250.2 77 8 65 4 1 .948 2.62 1.70 .957 2.80 2.83
1921 PHI NL 29 P 39 28 12 221.1 63 5 54 4 0 .937 2.40 1.51 .953 2.67 2.66
1922 PHI NL 30 P 42 16 6 194.0 49 4 41 4 1 .918 2.09 1.07 .957 2.38 2.36
1923 BRO NL 31 P 25 7 3 91.0 16 2 13 1 0 .938 1.48 0.60 .958 2.41 2.40
8 Seasons P 229 100 43 1143.1 338 33 286 19 3 .944 2.51 1.39 .958 2.71 2.69
8 Seasons TOT 229 100 43 1143.1 338 33 286 19 3 .944 2.51 1.39 .958 2.71 2.69
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

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)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1922 NL  4 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1600), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
 View Similar Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Rollie Naylor (971)
  2. Dana Fillingim (945)
  3. Eric Rasmussen (944)
  4. Bob Barr (937)
  5. Mal Eason (936)
  6. Howie Fox (935)
  7. Bob Bruce (933)
  8. Lum Harris (933)
  9. Elmer Jacobs (933)
  10. Hugh Mulcahy (931)
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Similar Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Dave Black (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Charlie Root (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. George Chalmers (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dan Griner (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Rollie Naylor (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rollie Naylor (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Other Resources & Links

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

Viewed 4,223 times through February 11, 2012.
Name and misspellings: Columbia George Allen gearge George goerge 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 or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') 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.