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George Smith

George Cornelius Smith

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 7, 1937 in St. Petersburg, FL
School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1963
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers 1963-1966

Final Game: September 17, 1966
Died: June 15, 1987 in St. Petersburg, FL
Buried: Lincoln Cemetery, Gulfport, FL
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Standard Batting

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 Yrs 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 47 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 25 DET AL 52 195 -8 1 0 6 1 0 -0.0 5 6 0.5 .500 .500 -0.1 0.8 -0 $ 4
1964 26 DET AL 5 8 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .509 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /4
1965 27 DET AL 32 56 -7 -0 -0 -0 1 -8 -0.9 2 -6 -0.7 .472 .495 -0.7 0.0 -6 $6,000 4/56
1966 28 BOS AL 128 447 -14 2 -0 -12 4 -21 -2.6 13 -8 -1.4 .481 .485 0.3 -1.1 4 $8,500 *46
4 Seasons 217 706 -30 3 -0 -7 6 -28 -3.5 20 -8 -1.5 .485 .495 -0.5 -0.3 -1 $14,500
DET (3 yrs) 89 259 -16 1 -0 6 2 -7 -0.9 7 0 -0.1 .491 .498 -0.8 0.8 -6 $6,000
BOS (1 yr) 128 447 -14 2 -0 -12 4 -21 -2.6 13 -8 -1.4 .481 .485 0.3 -1.1 4 $8,500

Advanced Batting

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 .326 .287 .400 .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 .728 86 .608 -0.1 -0.0 .800 .286 .000 .0
1965 27 DET AL 56 50 1 0.5 93 .118 .094 .252 .143 .322 .151 .386 .294 .708 -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 Yrs 706 527 57 2.9 97 .249 .205 .259 .277 .327 .309 .399 .586 .726 62 .360 -32.6 -3.5 .518 .211 .104 9.0
162 Game Avg. 527 393 43 2.9 97 .249 .205 .259 .277 .327 .309 .399 .586 .726 62 .360 -32.6 -3.5 .518 .211 .104 7
DET (3 yrs) 259 197 18 2.5 96 .247 .190 .257 .267 .325 .255 .396 .522 .721 47 .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 .408 -15.9 -1.7 .555 .228 .127 5.3

Ratio Batting*

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 Yrs 706 1.3% 20.1% 8.4% 6.0% 32% 2.41 4.5 70.4 11.1 0.92 69%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.5% 7.9% 6.3% 28% 1.97 5.8 40.3 9.1 1.10 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1963 25 DET AL -8.3 -0.9 203 -0.5 3.1 -3.6 1.01 -0.9 0.4 -6.1 -0.6 1.01 -8.8 0
1964 26 DET AL -0.1 -0.0 9 0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.01 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.95 0.8 1.07 1
1965 27 DET AL -8.4 -0.9 58 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 1.19 -0.7 -0.2 -8.5 -0.9 0.97 -8.1 0.70 5
1966 28 BOS AL -15.9 -1.7 456 -1.3 6.9 -8.2 1.02 -0.6 -0.7 -8.2 -0.8 0.96 -8.7 0.74 4
4 Yrs -32.7 -3.5 726 -2.9 10.6 -13.5 1.03 -2.1 -0.7 -21.2 -2.2 0.97 -24.8 0.75 10

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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% 164 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 36% 18 15 2 1 0 1 12 4 8
4 Yrs 12 0 30% 245 9 0 100% 8 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6 13 46% 32 20 10 2 0 2 18 6 12

Situational Hitting*

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 6 60% 0
1964 26 DET AL 8 13% 2 1 1 0 0 1.07 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 0.70 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 2 20% 1 0 0% 34 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 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% 11 4 36% 0
4 Yrs 706 32% 130 10 1 0 0 0.75 9 1 21 6 3 5 4 1 7 5 71% 141 15 11% 58 15 26% 439 51 12% 32 14 44% 22 10 45% 0
MLB Averages 53% 77% 10% 30% 14% 47% 51%

Cumulative Batting

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 47 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

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1963 25 52 196 172 17 38 8 2 0 18 4 18 34 .221 .302 .291 .593 15 52
1964 26 5 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 .286 .375 .286 .661 1 5
1965 27 32 56 53 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 3 18 .094 .143 .151 .294 1 32
1966 28 129 450 406 42 87 19 4 8 38 4 37 87 .214 .283 .340 .623 39 128
4 Yrs 218 710 638 65 132 27 6 9 60 9 59 143 .207 .278 .310 .588 56 217
162 Game Avg. 162 528 474 48 98 20 4 7 45 7 44 106 .207 .278 .310 .588 42 217

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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