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George Smith

George Shelby Smith

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 27, 1901 in Louisville, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1926
Teams (by GP): Tigers/RedSox 1926-1930

Final Game: September 17, 1930
Died: May 26, 1981 in Richmond, VA
Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Richmond, VA
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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
1926 24 DET AL 1 2 .333 6.95 23 1 17 0 0 0 44.0 55 37 34 3 33 15 2 1 0 215 58 2.000 11.3 0.6 6.8 3.1 0.45
1927 25 DET AL 4 1 .800 3.91 29 0 13 0 0 0 71.1 62 38 31 3 50 32 2 1 0 318 107 1.570 7.8 0.4 6.3 4.0 0.64
1928 26 DET AL 1 1 .500 4.42 39 2 21 0 0 3 106.0 103 55 52 3 50 54 0 0 2 457 94 1.443 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.6 1.08
1929 27 DET AL 3 2 .600 5.80 14 2 3 1 0 0 35.2 42 33 23 1 36 13 0 0 2 178 75 2.187 10.6 0.3 9.1 3.3 0.36
1930 28 BOS AL 1 2 .333 6.60 27 2 19 0 0 0 73.2 92 62 54 7 49 21 1 0 3 356 70 1.914 11.2 0.9 6.0 2.6 0.43
5 Yrs 10 8 .556 5.28 132 7 73 1 0 3 330.2 354 225 194 17 218 135 5 2 7 1524 81 1.730 9.6 0.5 5.9 3.7 0.62
162 Game Avg. 5 4 .556 5.28 65 3 36 0 0 1 162 173 110 95 8 107 66 2 1 3 746 81 1.730 9.6 0.5 5.9 3.7 0.62
DET (4 yrs) 9 6 .600 4.90 105 5 54 1 0 3 257.0 262 163 140 10 169 114 4 2 4 1168 85 1.677 9.2 0.4 5.9 4.0 0.67
BOS (1 yr) 1 2 .333 6.60 27 2 19 0 0 0 73.2 92 62 54 7 49 21 1 0 3 356 70 1.914 11.2 0.9 6.0 2.6 0.43

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
1926 24 DET AL 44.0 23 1 37 7.57 4.98 -0.24 0.00 100.2 5.23 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .452 .493 $
1927 25 DET AL 71.1 29 0 38 4.79 5.13 -0.06 0.00 100.3 5.20 3 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.9 12 .510 .502 $
1928 26 DET AL 105.0 39 2 55 4.71 5.01 -0.11 0.00 102.2 5.23 6 0.6 1.0 -0.0 1.5 18 .515 .504 $
1929 27 DET AL 35.2 14 2 33 8.33 5.05 -0.44 0.00 101.2 5.57 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .430 .494 $
1930 28 BOS AL 72.2 27 2 62 7.68 5.70 0.20 0.00 100.2 5.52 -18 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -8 .444 .491 $
5 Seasons 328.2 132 7 225 6.16 5.19 -0.08 0.00 101.0 5.33 -31 -2.7 1.0 -0.2 0.1 8 .479 .497 $
DET (4 yrs) 256.0 105 5 163 5.73 5.05 -0.16 0.00 101.2 5.27 -14 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 1.0 16 .488 .498 $
BOS (1 yr) 72.2 27 2 62 7.68 5.70 0.20 0.00 100.2 5.52 -18 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -8 .444 .491 $

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%
1926 24 DET AL 215 1.4% 7.0% 15.4% 72%
1927 25 DET AL 318 0.9% 10.1% 15.7% 70%
1928 26 DET AL 457 0.7% 11.8% 10.9% 74%
1929 27 DET AL 178 0.6% 7.3% 20.2% 1.7% 7% 69%
1930 28 BOS AL 361 1.9% 5.8% 13.6% 73%
5 Yrs 1529 1.1% 8.8% 14.3% 0.2% 1% 72%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.5% 8.0% 3.3% 13% 80%

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+
1926 24 1 2 .333 6.95 23 1 17 0 0 0 44.0 55 37 34 3 33 15 2 1 0 215 58 2.000 11.3 0.6 6.8 3.1 0.45 58
1927 25 5 3 .625 5.07 52 1 30 0 0 0 115.1 117 75 65 6 83 47 4 2 0 533 82 1.734 9.1 0.5 6.5 3.7 0.57 82
1928 26 6 4 .600 4.76 91 3 51 0 0 3 221.1 220 130 117 9 133 101 4 2 2 990 87 1.595 8.9 0.4 5.4 4.1 0.76 87
1929 27 9 6 .600 4.90 105 5 54 1 0 3 257.0 262 163 140 10 169 114 4 2 4 1168 85 1.677 9.2 0.4 5.9 4.0 0.67 85
1930 28 10 8 .556 5.28 132 7 73 1 0 3 330.2 354 225 194 17 218 135 5 2 7 1524 81 1.730 9.6 0.5 5.9 3.7 0.62 81

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
1926 24 1 3 .250 6.60 45.0 56 37 33 3 34 15 2 2.000 11.2 6.8 3.0 0.44 0.6 23
1927 25 5 3 .625 3.45 73.0 61 31 28 3 49 33 2 1.507 7.5 6.0 4.1 0.67 0.4 29
1928 26 6 6 .500 4.13 109.0 104 56 50 3 50 56 0 1.413 8.6 4.1 4.6 1.12 0.2 39
1929 27 2 2 .500 5.11 37.0 41 23 21 1 35 14 0 2.054 10.0 8.5 3.4 0.40 0.2 14
1930 28 3 5 .375 5.35 79.0 88 52 47 7 47 23 1 1.709 10.0 5.4 2.6 0.49 0.8 27
5 Yrs 17 19 .472 4.70 343.0 350 199 179 17 215 141 5 1.647 9.2 3.7 0.66 0.4 132

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1928 AL  39 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1928 AL  3 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1926 AL  17 (8th)
1928 AL  21 (2nd)
1930 AL  19 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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