Keith Smith
Keith Lavarne Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: May 3, 1953 in Palmetto, FL
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1977
Final Game: October 5, 1980
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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
1977 24 TEX AL 23 78 67 13 16 4 0 2 6 2 0 4 7 .239 .301 .388 .689 86 26 0 2 5 0 0 7
1979 26 STL NL 6 13 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 .231 .231 .462 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1980 27 STL NL 24 33 31 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .129 .182 .161 .343 -5 5 2 0 0 0 1 /798
3 Seasons 53 124 111 17 23 5 0 2 8 2 1 6 10 .207 .261 .306 .567 54 34 2 2 5 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 379 339 52 70 15 0 6 24 6 3 18 31 .207 .261 .306 .567 54 104 6 6 15 0 3
STL (2 yrs) 30 46 44 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 .159 .196 .182 .377 4 8 2 0 0 0 1
TEX (1 yr) 23 78 67 13 16 4 0 2 6 2 0 4 7 .239 .301 .388 .689 86 26 0 2 5 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 30 46 44 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 .159 .196 .182 .377 4 8 2 0 0 0 1
AL (1 yr) 23 78 67 13 16 4 0 2 6 2 0 4 7 .239 .301 .388 .689 86 26 0 2 5 0 0

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
1977 24 TEX AL 78 56 9 4.3 101 .241 .239 .267 .301 .332 .388 .407 .689 .738 86 .466 -1.4 -0.1 .667 .239 .149 2.0
1979 26 STL NL 13 11 0 0.0 101 .250 .231 .271 .231 .337 .231 .403 .462 .740 26 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .182 -0.077 .000
1980 27 STL NL 33 29 1 0.9 98 .138 .129 .271 .182 .334 .161 .394 .343 .728 -5 .059 -4.5 -0.5 .241 .097 .032
3 Seasons 124 96 10 2.8 100 .212 .207 .269 .261 .333 .306 .403 .567 .736 54 .295 -7.3 -0.8 .473 .162 .099 2.0
162 Game Avg. 379 293 31 2.8 100 .212 .207 .269 .261 .333 .306 .403 .567 .736 54 .295 -7.3 -0.8 .473 .162 .099 6
STL (2 yrs) 46 40 1 0.7 99 .171 .159 .271 .196 .335 .182 .396 .377 .732 4 .033 -5.9 -0.6 .225 .045 .023
TEX (1 yr) 78 56 9 4.3 101 .241 .239 .267 .301 .332 .388 .407 .689 .738 86 .466 -1.4 -0.1 .667 .239 .149 2.0
NL (2 yrs) 46 40 1 0.7 99 .171 .159 .271 .196 .335 .182 .396 .377 .732 4 .033 -5.9 -0.6 .225 .045 .023
AL (1 yr) 78 56 9 4.3 101 .241 .239 .267 .301 .332 .388 .407 .689 .738 86 .466 -1.4 -0.1 .667 .239 .149 2.0

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
1977 24 TEX AL 78 2.6% 9.0% 5.1% 7.7% 38% 1.75 9.6 33.5 11.2 2.07 74%
1979 26 STL NL 13 0.0% 7.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 13.0 0.67 92%
1980 27 STL NL 33 0.0% 6.1% 6.1% 3.0% 25% 1.00 15.5 15.5 0.93 88%
3 Seasons 124 1.6% 8.1% 4.8% 5.7% 30% 1.67 11.1 55.5 13.9 1.37 80%
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
1977 24 TEX AL 3 0 55% 33 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 73% 4 3 1 1 0 1 6 0 6
1979 26 STL NL 0 0 33% 5 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1980 27 STL NL 0 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons 3 0 52% 47 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 71% 4 3 1 1 0 1 9 0 8
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
1977 24 TEX AL 78 53% 16 3 2 0 0 0.22 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 5 100% 12 0 0% 7 5 71% 43 5 12% 2 0 0% 7 2 29% 0
1979 26 STL NL 13 38% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1980 27 STL NL 33 85% 4 17 3 0 1 2.01 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 6 2 33% 2 1 50% 29 3 10% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0
3 Seasons 124 60% 23 20 5 0 1 1.74 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 6 5 83% 21 2 10% 11 6 55% 78 8 10% 6 1 17% 10 2 20% 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
1977 24 23 78 67 13 16 4 0 2 6 2 0 4 7 .239 .301 .388 .689 86 26 0 2 5 0 0
1978 25 23 78 67 13 16 4 0 2 6 2 0 4 7 .239 .301 .388 .689 86 26 0 2 5 0 0
1979 26 29 91 80 14 19 4 0 2 6 2 1 4 8 .238 .291 .363 .653 77 29 0 2 5 0 0
1980 27 53 124 111 17 23 5 0 2 8 2 1 6 10 .207 .261 .306 .567 54 34 2 2 5 0 1

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
1977 24 23 75 69 13 18 4 0 2 6 2 4 7 .261 .320 .406 .726 9 23
1979 26 6 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1980 27 24 33 31 5 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 .129 .182 .161 .343 1 24
3 Seasons 53 121 113 18 22 5 0 2 9 2 6 10 .195 .248 .292 .540 10 53
162 Game Avg. 162 370 345 55 67 15 0 6 28 6 18 31 .195 .248 .292 .540 31 53

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