George Smith
George Cornelius Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 7, 1937 in St. Petersburg, FL
School: Michigan State University
Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1963
Final Game: September 17, 1966
Died: June 15, 1987 in St.Petersburg, FL
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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
1963 25 DET AL 52 195 171 16 37 8 2 0 17 4 0 18 34 .216 .298 .287 .585 63 49 4 2 4 0 1 4
1964 26 DET AL 5 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 .286 .375 .286 .661 86 2 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1965 27 DET AL 32 56 53 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 18 .094 .143 .151 .294 -17 8 2 0 0 0 0 4/56
1966 28 BOS AL 128 447 403 41 86 19 4 8 37 4 0 37 86 .213 .283 .340 .622 71 137 9 3 1 3 6 *46
4 Seasons 217 706 634 64 130 27 6 9 57 9 0 59 142 .205 .277 .309 .586 62 196 15 5 5 3 7
162 Game Avg. 162 527 473 48 97 20 4 7 43 7 0 44 106 .205 .277 .309 .586 62 146 11 4 4 2 5
DET (3 yrs) 89 259 231 23 44 8 2 1 20 5 0 22 56 .190 .267 .255 .522 46 59 6 2 4 0 1
BOS (1 yr) 128 447 403 41 86 19 4 8 37 4 0 37 86 .213 .283 .340 .622 71 137 9 3 1 3 6

Advanced Batting

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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
1963 25 DET AL 195 142 16 3.0 97 .270 .216 .259 .298 .325 .287 .399 .585 .725 63 .356 -8.3 -0.9 .529 .199 .070 .0
1964 26 DET AL 8 5 1 5.4 98 .667 .286 .258 .375 .327 .286 .401 .661 .727 86 .607 -0.1 -0.0 .800 .286 .000 .0
1965 27 DET AL 56 50 1 0.5 93 .118 .094 .253 .143 .323 .151 .388 .294 .711 -17 .025 -8.4 -0.9 .220 .113 .057 .0
1966 28 BOS AL 447 330 39 3.2 98 .250 .213 .260 .283 .328 .340 .401 .622 .729 71 .408 -15.9 -1.7 .555 .228 .127 5.3
4 Seasons 706 527 57 2.9 98 .249 .205 .259 .277 .327 .309 .399 .586 .727 62 .360 -32.8 -3.5 .518 .211 .104 9.0
162 Game Avg. 527 393 43 2.9 98 .249 .205 .259 .277 .327 .309 .399 .586 .727 62 .360 -32.8 -3.5 .518 .211 .104 7
DET (3 yrs) 259 197 18 2.5 96 .247 .190 .257 .267 .325 .255 .397 .522 .722 46 .277 -16.8 -1.8 .456 .182 .065 1.7
BOS (1 yr) 447 330 39 3.2 98 .250 .213 .260 .283 .328 .340 .401 .622 .729 71 .407 -15.9 -1.7 .555 .228 .127 5.3

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1963 25 DET AL 195 0.0% 17.4% 9.2% 5.1% 27% 1.89 5.0 10.1 0.79 70%
1964 26 DET AL 8 0.0% 50.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 4.00 1.8 3.5 38%
1965 27 DET AL 56 1.8% 32.1% 5.4% 1.8% 20% 6.00 2.9 53.0 53.0 1.07 61%
1966 28 BOS AL 447 1.8% 19.2% 8.3% 6.9% 36% 2.32 4.7 50.4 10.9 0.97 70%
4 Seasons 706 1.3% 20.1% 8.4% 6.0% 32% 2.41 4.5 70.4 11.1 0.92 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1963 25 DET AL 2 0 28% 62 4 0 100% 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 57% 10 4 6 0 0 0 4 2 2
1964 26 DET AL 0 0 33% 6 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1965 27 DET AL 1 0 71% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 67% 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1966 28 BOS AL 9 0 28% 163 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 36% 18 15 2 1 0 1 12 4 8
4 Seasons 12 0 30% 244 9 0 100% 8 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6 13 46% 32 20 10 2 0 2 18 6 12
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1963 25 DET AL 195 33% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 40 4 10% 20 8 40% 136 19 14% 11 5 45% 10 2 20% 0
1964 26 DET AL 8 13% 2 1 1 0 0 1.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 2 40% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 27 DET AL 56 68% 5 5 0 0 0 0.76 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 2 20% 1 0 0% 34 0 0% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1966 28 BOS AL 447 28% 86 4 0 0 0 0.74 8 1 14 5 3 5 3 1 2 1 50% 90 9 10% 37 7 19% 264 30 11% 21 9 43% 18 4 22% 0
4 Seasons 706 32% 130 10 1 0 0 0.79 9 1 21 6 3 5 4 1 7 5 71% 141 15 11% 58 15 26% 439 51 12% 32 14 44% 30 7 23% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1963 25 52 195 171 16 37 8 2 0 17 4 0 18 34 .216 .298 .287 .585 63 49 4 2 4 0 1
1964 26 57 203 178 17 39 8 2 0 19 5 0 19 38 .219 .302 .287 .588 64 51 4 2 4 0 1
1965 27 89 259 231 23 44 8 2 1 20 5 0 22 56 .190 .267 .255 .522 46 59 6 2 4 0 1
1966 28 217 706 634 64 130 27 6 9 57 9 0 59 142 .205 .277 .309 .586 62 196 15 5 5 3 7

Neutralized Batting

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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
1963 25 52 197 175 17 41 9 2 0 18 4 20 34 .234 .320 .309 .628 17 52
1964 26 5 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 .286 .375 .286 .661 1 5
1965 27 32 56 53 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 3 18 .094 .143 .151 .294 1 32
1966 28 129 452 408 42 89 20 4 8 38 4 38 87 .218 .288 .346 .633 40 128
4 Seasons 218 713 643 66 137 29 6 9 59 9 62 143 .213 .286 .319 .605 59 217
162 Game Avg. 162 530 478 49 102 22 4 7 44 7 46 106 .213 .286 .319 .605 44 217

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