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Jason Smith
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 24, 1977 in Meridian, MS
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed May 25, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 2001
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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
2001 23 CHC NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
2002 24 TBD AL 26 69 65 9 13 1 2 1 6 3 0 2 24 .200 .224 .323 .547 45 21 0 0 2 0 0 5/64D
2003 25 TBD AL 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 /5
2004 26 DET AL 61 169 155 20 37 7 4 5 19 1 2 8 37 .239 .280 .432 .713 86 67 0 1 5 0 0 46/5D
2005 27 DET AL 27 63 58 4 11 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 16 .190 .203 .276 .479 27 16 0 1 4 0 0 6/453D
2006 28 COL NL 49 108 99 9 26 1 0 5 13 3 0 7 29 .263 .324 .424 .748 84 42 1 2 0 0 1 4/356
2007 29 TOT MLB 69 149 141 16 28 3 2 6 18 0 0 6 53 .199 .235 .376 .611 57 53 2 1 0 1 0 65/43
2007 29 TOT AL 67 145 137 16 27 3 2 6 18 0 0 6 51 .197 .234 .380 .614 58 52 2 1 0 1 0 65/43
2007 29 TOR AL 27 56 52 7 11 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 22 .212 .268 .269 .537 43 14 0 1 0 0 0 5/6
2007 29 ARI NL 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 /6
2007 29 KCR AL 40 89 85 9 16 2 1 6 14 0 0 3 29 .188 .213 .447 .661 66 38 2 0 0 1 0 6/453
2008 30 KCR AL 22 28 28 6 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 .214 .214 .286 .500 33 8 0 0 0 0 0 /4537
2009 31 HOU NL 21 27 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 1 0 /456
9 Seasons 278 618 576 65 122 15 10 17 60 9 4 23 181 .212 .248 .361 .609 57 208 4 5 12 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 360 336 38 71 9 6 10 35 5 2 13 105 .212 .248 .361 .609 57 121 2 3 7 1 1
KCR (2 yrs) 62 117 113 15 22 4 1 6 15 0 1 3 41 .195 .214 .407 .621 58 46 2 0 0 1 0
TBD (2 yrs) 27 73 69 9 14 1 2 1 6 3 0 2 24 .203 .225 .319 .544 45 22 0 0 2 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 88 232 213 24 48 8 6 5 21 3 3 8 53 .225 .260 .390 .650 71 83 0 2 9 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 27 1 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 49 108 99 9 26 1 0 5 13 3 0 7 29 .263 .324 .424 .748 84 42 1 2 0 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 21 27 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 1 0
TOR (1 yr) 27 56 52 7 11 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 22 .212 .268 .269 .537 43 14 0 1 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 204 478 447 55 95 14 10 12 46 6 4 16 140 .213 .244 .369 .613 60 165 2 3 11 1 0
NL (4 yrs) 74 140 129 10 27 1 0 5 14 3 0 7 41 .209 .259 .333 .592 48 43 2 2 1 1 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2001 CHC NL 23 SS 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 .950 4.50 3.90
2002 TBD AL 24 3B 12 9 84.0 26 7 18 1 3 .962 0.6 8.6 0.6 1.1 -0.5 0 2.68 2.08 .950 2.68 2.40
2002 TBD AL 24 SS 9 7 65.0 37 15 17 5 4 .865 -2.7 -49.8 -2.7 -1.0 -1.7 0 4.43 3.56 .978 4.56 4.16
2002 TBD AL 24 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.40
2002 TBD AL 24 DH 1
2003 TBD AL 25 3B 1 1 8.0 4 0 2 2 1 .500 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 .975 2.70 2.40
2004 DET AL 26 2B 34 30 255.0 157 68 87 2 21 .987 -1.0 -4.7 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 0 5.47 4.56 .982 4.95 4.35
2004 DET AL 26 SS 20 8 100.0 52 16 35 1 5 .981 -0.9 -10.8 -0.9 -0.5 -0.4 0 4.59 2.55 .971 4.56 4.12
2004 DET AL 26 3B 5 2 20.2 12 5 5 2 2 .833 -1.0 -58.1 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 4.35 2.00 .958 2.66 2.34
2004 DET AL 26 DH 2
2005 DET AL 27 SS 15 5 62.2 41 14 27 0 6 1.000 1.4 26.8 1.4 0.2 1.2 0 5.89 2.73 .971 4.60 4.17
2005 DET AL 27 2B 6 6 51.0 25 8 16 1 4 .960 -0.5 -11.8 -0.5 -1.3 0.8 0 4.24 4.00 .984 4.96 4.48
2005 DET AL 27 3B 3 1 17.0 11 5 6 0 2 1.000 0.9 63.5 0.9 -0.2 1.1 0 5.82 3.67 .955 2.75 2.50
2005 DET AL 27 1B 1 0 8.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 45.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 12.38 11.00 .991 9.56 8.10
2005 DET AL 27 DH 1
2006 COL NL 28 2B 18 12 115.2 80 32 46 2 12 .975 -0.2 -2.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 0 6.07 4.33 .982 5.05 4.37
2006 COL NL 28 1B 6 5 43.0 37 34 3 0 1 1.000 0.7 19.5 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 7.74 6.17 .995 9.42 8.05
2006 COL NL 28 3B 3 2 18.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.7 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 3.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.37
2006 COL NL 28 SS 1 0 3.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 65.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.45 1.00 1.000 4.42 4.00
2007 TOT MLB 29 SS 24 16 139.0 74 23 47 4 8 .946 -1.1 -9.5 -1.1 -3.1 2.0 0 4.53 2.92 .970 4.47 3.97
2007 TOT AL 29 SS 23 15 132.0 72 23 45 4 8 .944 -1.5 -13.6 -1.5 -3.5 2.0 0 4.64 2.96 .971 4.47 3.97
2007 TOT AL 29 3B 19 10 115.2 44 13 30 1 5 .977 3.1 32.2 3.1 -0.1 3.2 0 3.35 2.26 .957 2.63 2.34
2007 TOR AL 29 3B 15 9 101.1 40 12 28 0 5 1.000 3.3 39.1 3.3 -0.1 3.4 0 3.55 2.67 .955 2.63 2.34
2007 TOR AL 29 SS 3 1 12.0 8 1 6 1 2 .875 -0.4 -40.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 5.25 2.33 .975 4.50 3.97
2007 ARI NL 29 SS 1 1 7.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.4 68.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .950 4.50 4.00
2007 KCR AL 29 SS 20 14 120.0 64 22 39 3 6 .953 -1.1 -11.0 -1.1 -3.3 2.2 0 4.58 3.05 .970 4.47 3.97
2007 KCR AL 29 2B 7 4 41.0 19 9 9 1 5 .947 -1.5 -43.9 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 0 3.95 2.57 .984 4.98 4.54
2007 KCR AL 29 3B 4 1 14.1 4 1 2 1 0 .750 -0.2 -16.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.88 0.75 .975 2.64 2.35
2007 KCR AL 29 1B 3 1 11.1 12 12 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.53 4.00 .992 9.37 7.93
2008 KCR AL 30 2B 9 3 41.0 21 5 16 0 2 1.000 1.8 52.7 1.8 0.7 1.1 0 4.61 2.33 .986 5.00 4.51
2008 KCR AL 30 3B 5 1 19.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 12.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.84 1.20 .950 2.75 2.38
2008 KCR AL 30 1B 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 1.000 9.45 8.00
2008 KCR AL 30 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
2008 KCR AL 30 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
2009 HOU NL 31 2B 5 3 31.0 12 4 8 0 5 1.000 3.48 2.40 .983 4.85 4.16
2009 HOU NL 31 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.20
2009 HOU NL 31 SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.00
7 Seasons 2B 80 58 535.2 314 126 182 6 49 .981 -1.4 -3.1 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 0 5.17 3.85 .983 4.97 4.39
7 Seasons SS 71 36 373.1 207 70 127 10 23 .952 -3.2 -10.3 -3.2 -4.3 1.1 0 4.75 2.77 .972 4.53 4.08
8 Seasons 3B 49 26 283.1 110 37 67 6 13 .945 3.4 14.4 3.4 -0.5 3.9 0 3.30 2.12 .955 2.67 2.37
4 Seasons 1B 11 6 64.1 62 58 4 0 2 1.000 1.2 22.4 1.2 1.2 0.0 0 8.67 5.64 .994 9.43 8.02
3 Seasons DH 4
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
9 Seasons TOT 212 126 1257.2 693 291 380 22 87 .968 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -4.4 4.4 0 4.80 3.17 .944 4.55 3.99
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Hal King (966)
  6. Jimmie Schaffer (966)
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  8. Tripp Cromer (964)
  9. Jim Price (964)
  10. Jeff Kunkel (963)
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  5. Jimmie Schaffer (966)
  6. Hal King (966)
  7. Sal Fasano (965)
  8. Bob Geren (964)
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Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 42nd round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 1997.

August 6, 2001: Sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete an earlier deal made on July 27, 2001. The Chicago Cubs sent a player to be named later and Manuel Aybar to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later and Fred McGriff. The Chicago Cubs sent Jason Smith (August 6, 2001) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

October 16, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 3, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 1, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 6, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 12, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 7, 2006: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Chicago Cubs in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

May 16, 2007: Selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Toronto Blue Jays.

July 11, 2007: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

December 12, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2002Tampa Bay Devil Rays$200,000
2005Detroit Tigers$325,000
2006Colorado Rockies$335,000
2007Toronto Blue Jays$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,360,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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