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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 TEX AL 24 LF 22 17 169.0 40 38 1 1 0 .975 1.9 13.5 1.9 -0.6 2.5 0 2.08 1.77 .975 2.11 1.74
1977 TEX AL 24 OF 22 17 169.0 40 38 1 1 0 .975 1.9 13.5 1.9 -0.6 2.5 0 2.08 1.77 .978 2.34 2.03
1979 STL NL 26 LF 5 3 30.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 2.9 116.0 1.9 0.9 1.0 1 4.50 3.00 .967 2.01 1.58
1979 STL NL 26 OF 5 3 30.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 2.9 116.0 1.9 0.9 1.0 1 4.50 3.00 .980 2.34 2.00
1980 STL NL 27 OF 7 4 39.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 15.4 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0 2.31 1.43 .980 2.31 1.99
1980 STL NL 27 LF 4 3 25.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 38.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0 2.88 2.00 .975 2.05 1.68
1980 STL NL 27 RF 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -54.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.82 0.50 1.000 2.05 1.70
1980 STL NL 27 CF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
3 Seasons OF 34 24 238.0 65 62 2 1 0 .985 5.3 26.7 4.3 1.0 3.3 1 2.42 1.88 .978 2.33 2.02
3 Seasons LF 31 23 224.0 63 60 2 1 0 .984 5.6 30.0 4.6 0.8 3.8 1 2.49 2.00 .973 2.09 1.71
1 Season RF 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -54.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.82 0.50 1.000 2.05 1.70
1 Season CF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
3 Seasons TOT 34 24 238.0 65 62 2 1 0 .985 5.3 26.7 4.3 1.0 3.3 1 2.42 1.88 .963 2.33 2.02

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 TEX AL 24 23 17 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 22 0 3 2
1979 STL NL 26 6 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1980 STL NL 27 24 4 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 0 18 0
3 Seasons 53 24 53 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1 2 34 0 21 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 TEX AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 5 0 6 3 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 21 11 52.4% 9 1 4.8% 0 717 54% 77% 24% 75 52%
1979 STL NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 11 9 81.8% 2 0 0.0% 1 153 63% 80% 31% 26 58%
1980 STL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 95 41% 87% 22% 12 67%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 12 8 0 7 3 1 7 4 0 3 2 0 4 3 0 33 20 60.6% 12 1 3.0% 1 965 54% 79% 25% 113 55%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.7% 58% 79% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1980 STL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 86% 81% 38% 2 50%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 86% 81% 38% 2 50%
MLB Averages 42.5% 2.9% 58% 79% 26% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1980 STL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 78% 78% 22% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 78% 78% 22% 1 100%
MLB Averages 42.3% 2.2% 58% 79% 26% 57%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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