Mark Smith
Mark Edward Smith
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 7, 1970 in Pasadena, CA
High School: Arcadia (Arcadia, CA)
School: University of Southern California
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed July 17, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 14, 1994
Final Game: September 28, 2003
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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
1994 24 BAL AL 3 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -27 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1995 25 BAL AL 37 120 104 11 24 5 0 3 15 3 0 12 22 .231 .314 .365 .679 75 38 4 1 2 1 2 97/D
1996 26 BAL AL 27 84 78 9 19 2 0 4 10 0 2 3 20 .244 .298 .423 .721 80 33 0 3 0 0 0 7/9D
1997 27 PIT NL 71 222 193 29 55 13 1 9 35 3 1 28 36 .285 .374 .503 .876 125 97 3 0 0 1 1 97/3D
1998 28 PIT NL 59 144 128 18 25 6 0 2 13 7 0 10 26 .195 .264 .289 .553 45 37 1 3 0 3 0 7/93D
2000 30 FLA NL 104 213 192 22 47 8 1 5 27 2 0 17 54 .245 .310 .375 .685 77 72 2 2 0 2 1 79/D
2001 31 MON NL 80 222 194 28 47 13 1 6 18 0 2 23 38 .242 .326 .412 .738 89 80 3 2 1 2 0 7/893
2003 33 MIL NL 33 69 63 8 15 4 0 3 10 0 0 4 13 .238 .275 .444 .720 86 28 5 0 0 2 0 7/9
8 Seasons 414 1081 959 125 233 51 3 32 130 15 5 97 211 .243 .316 .403 .719 85 386 18 11 3 11 4
162 Game Avg. 162 423 375 49 91 20 1 13 51 6 2 38 83 .243 .316 .403 .719 85 151 7 4 1 4 2
BAL (3 yrs) 67 211 189 20 44 7 0 7 27 3 2 15 44 .233 .301 .381 .682 74 72 4 4 2 1 2
PIT (2 yrs) 130 366 321 47 80 19 1 11 48 10 1 38 62 .249 .331 .417 .748 93 134 4 3 0 4 1
MON (1 yr) 80 222 194 28 47 13 1 6 18 0 2 23 38 .242 .326 .412 .738 89 80 3 2 1 2 0
FLA (1 yr) 104 213 192 22 47 8 1 5 27 2 0 17 54 .245 .310 .375 .685 77 72 2 2 0 2 1
MIL (1 yr) 33 69 63 8 15 4 0 3 10 0 0 4 13 .238 .275 .444 .720 86 28 5 0 0 2 0
NL (5 yrs) 347 870 770 105 189 44 3 25 103 12 3 82 167 .245 .320 .408 .728 87 314 14 7 1 10 2
AL (3 yrs) 67 211 189 20 44 7 0 7 27 3 2 15 44 .233 .301 .381 .682 74 72 4 4 2 1 2

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
1994 24 BAL AL 7 6 0 0.0 116 .200 .143 .279 .143 .351 .143 .443 .286 .795 -27 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1995 25 BAL AL 120 87 12 3.7 111 .263 .231 .273 .314 .347 .365 .431 .679 .778 75 .345 -3.9 -0.4 .643 .279 .135 3.0
1996 26 BAL AL 84 61 9 4.0 116 .278 .244 .277 .298 .350 .423 .445 .721 .795 80 .347 -2.9 -0.3 .607 .192 .179 .0
1997 27 PIT NL 222 143 38 7.1 111 .309 .285 .274 .374 .346 .503 .430 .876 .776 125 .667 7.3 0.7 .894 .373 .218 4.5
1998 28 PIT NL 144 107 12 3.0 109 .223 .195 .271 .264 .342 .289 .428 .553 .770 45 .294 -10.4 -1.0 .548 .227 .094 3.1
2000 30 FLA NL 213 149 24 4.3 111 .311 .245 .266 .310 .342 .375 .434 .685 .777 77 .403 -6.7 -0.6 .633 .229 .130 2.9
2001 31 MON NL 222 155 27 4.6 112 .270 .242 .270 .326 .341 .412 .442 .738 .783 89 .465 -3.0 -0.3 .678 .278 .170 .0
2003 33 MIL NL 69 55 6 2.9 108 .245 .238 .266 .275 .338 .444 .427 .720 .765 86 .277 -1.4 -0.1 .604 .270 .206 .0
8 Seasons 1081 763 128 4.5 111 .276 .243 .271 .316 .344 .403 .434 .719 .778 85 .443 -22.5 -2.1 .673 .271 .160 20.4
162 Game Avg. 423 299 50 4.5 111 .276 .243 .271 .316 .344 .403 .434 .719 .778 85 .443 -22.5 -2.1 .673 .271 .160 8
BAL (3 yrs) 211 154 21 3.6 113 .266 .233 .275 .301 .348 .381 .437 .682 .786 74 .330 -8.2 -0.8 .609 .233 .148 4.2
PIT (2 yrs) 366 250 50 5.4 110 .274 .249 .273 .331 .345 .417 .429 .748 .774 93 .544 -3.1 -0.3 .748 .315 .168 10.5
MON (1 yr) 222 155 27 4.7 112 .270 .242 .270 .326 .341 .412 .442 .738 .783 89 .465 -3.0 -0.3 .678 .278 .170 .0
FLA (1 yr) 213 149 24 4.3 111 .311 .245 .266 .310 .342 .375 .434 .685 .777 77 .404 -6.7 -0.6 .633 .229 .130 2.9
MIL (1 yr) 69 55 6 2.9 108 .245 .238 .266 .275 .338 .444 .427 .720 .765 86 .277 -1.4 -0.1 .604 .270 .206 .0
NL (5 yrs) 870 609 107 4.7 111 .279 .245 .270 .320 .343 .408 .434 .728 .776 87 .470 -14.2 -1.3 .689 .281 .162 16.2
AL (3 yrs) 211 154 21 3.6 113 .266 .233 .275 .301 .348 .381 .437 .682 .786 74 .330 -8.2 -0.8 .609 .233 .148 4.2

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
1994 24 BAL AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 3.5 0.67 1.00 71% 0% 0.0% 33%
1995 25 BAL AL 120 2.5% 18.3% 10.0% 6.7% 33% 1.83 4.7 34.7 6.9 0.54 0.74 67% 13% 7.3% 24%
1996 26 BAL AL 84 4.8% 23.8% 3.6% 7.1% 32% 6.67 3.9 19.5 7.8 0.73 0.67 64% 16% 16.0% 24%
1997 27 PIT NL 222 4.1% 16.2% 12.6% 10.4% 42% 1.29 5.4 21.4 5.5 0.83 0.89 67% 15% 12.7% 17%
1998 28 PIT NL 144 1.4% 18.1% 6.9% 5.6% 32% 2.60 4.9 64.0 9.8 0.64 0.72 72% 17% 3.9% 20%
2000 30 FLA NL 213 2.4% 25.4% 8.0% 6.6% 30% 3.18 3.6 38.4 7.1 0.73 1.00 63% 24% 8.2% 22%
2001 31 MON NL 222 2.7% 17.1% 10.4% 9.0% 43% 1.65 5.1 32.3 10.8 0.71 1.09 68% 25% 8.5% 20%
2003 33 MIL NL 69 4.4% 18.8% 5.8% 10.1% 47% 3.25 4.8 21.0 6.3 0.79 1.05 71% 17% 15.0% 31%
8 Seasons 1081 3.0% 19.5% 9.0% 8.0% 37% 2.18 4.5 30.0 7.4 0.71 0.89 67% 19% 9.4% 22%
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
1994 24 BAL AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 25 BAL AL 0 0 24% 52 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 39% 7 6 1 0 0 0 6 2 4
1996 26 BAL AL 0 0 24% 20 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1997 27 PIT NL 2 0 27% 76 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 23% 13 12 1 8 6 2 10 5 4
1998 28 PIT NL 1 0 44% 54 7 0 100% 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 42% 4 3 1 1 1 0 7 3 4
2000 30 FLA NL 2 0 28% 71 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 44% 9 7 2 2 0 2 5 2 3
2001 31 MON NL 1 0 33% 60 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 30% 10 8 2 5 2 3 5 4 1
2003 33 MIL NL 1 0 31% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29% 4 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
8 Seasons 7 0 30% 358 15 5 75% 15 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 19 32% 50 43 7 18 11 7 37 16 20
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
1994 24 BAL AL 7 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 2 40% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 25 BAL AL 120 38% 24 4 0 3 1 0 0 1.56 3 0 5 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 100% 29 4 14% 18 4 22% 89 12 13% 11 4 36% 11 3 27% 0
1996 26 BAL AL 84 50% 19 4 0 3 0 0 0 0.08 4 0 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 14 0 0% 5 0 0% 51 6 12% 3 1 33% 5 0 0% 0
1997 27 PIT NL 222 34% 55 6 0 16 6 2 2 1.60 9 0 5 4 5 6 3 0 0 0 45 3 7% 22 4 18% 148 26 18% 20 10 50% 10 3 30% 0
1998 28 PIT NL 144 34% 25 5 0 24 4 0 1 1.50 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 26 1 4% 13 4 31% 101 12 12% 12 8 67% 13 5 38% 0
2000 30 FLA NL 213 39% 47 5 0 48 11 0 3 1.32 5 0 8 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 49 2 4% 22 5 23% 145 22 15% 11 7 64% 16 6 38% 0
2001 31 MON NL 222 49% 47 1 0 20 3 0 0 1.06 6 0 2 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 100% 31 3 10% 20 6 30% 130 14 11% 13 6 46% 21 6 29% 0
2003 33 MIL NL 69 45% 15 1 0 17 3 2 3 1.23 3 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 17 5 29% 11 3 27% 49 7 14% 5 3 60% 3 1 33% 0
8 Seasons 1081 40% 233 26 0 131 28 4 9 1.31 32 0 32 18 14 17 15 0 3 3 100% 212 18 8% 111 26 23% 718 101 14% 75 39 52% 79 24 30% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1994 24 BAL AL 7 25 3.57 17 68% 12% 24% 35% 29% 88% 0% 60% 73% 43% 0% 0 0 14% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1995 25 BAL AL 120 444 3.70 279 63% 28% 17% 24% 30% 71% 4% 45% 76% 22% 7% 8 0 18% 21 8 12% 14 7 14% 0 0 1
1996 26 BAL AL 75 277 3.69 190 69% 22% 16% 36% 26% 78% 0% 53% 80% 29% 3% 2 0 12% 9 4 1% 1 1 16% 9 0 0
1997 27 PIT NL 218 846 3.88 499 59% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 1% 43% 80% 27% 6% 14 2 22% 47 18 12% 26 12 20% 4 0 0
1998 28 PIT NL 144 576 4.00 345 60% 26% 19% 25% 30% 74% 0% 44% 75% 22% 6% 9 2 21% 30 15 8% 12 9 23% 0 0 0
2000 30 FLA NL 213 829 3.89 523 63% 25% 22% 26% 27% 75% 0% 47% 70% 29% 5% 11 0 15% 31 15 11% 24 15 19% 0 0 0
2001 31 MON NL 222 857 3.86 513 60% 28% 11% 30% 31% 72% 0% 43% 85% 31% 3% 7 1 17% 38 20 9% 21 9 34% 0 0 0
2003 33 MIL NL 69 255 3.70 166 65% 24% 17% 28% 31% 76% 0% 49% 78% 32% 3% 2 0 6% 4 2 3% 2 2 15% 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1068 4109 3.85 2532 62% 26% 17% 27% 30% 74% 1% 45% 78% 28% 5% 53 5 17% 181 83 9% 100 55 21% 13 0 1
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
1994 24 3 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -27 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 25 40 127 111 11 25 5 0 3 17 3 0 12 24 .225 .304 .351 .655 69 39 4 1 2 1 2
1996 26 67 211 189 20 44 7 0 7 27 3 2 15 44 .233 .301 .381 .682 74 72 4 4 2 1 2
1997 27 138 433 382 49 99 20 1 16 62 6 3 43 80 .259 .339 .442 .781 100 169 7 4 2 2 3
1998 28 197 577 510 67 124 26 1 18 75 13 3 53 106 .243 .320 .404 .724 86 206 8 7 2 5 3
1999 29 197 577 510 67 124 26 1 18 75 13 3 53 106 .243 .320 .404 .724 86 206 8 7 2 5 3
2000 30 301 790 702 89 171 34 2 23 102 15 3 70 160 .244 .317 .396 .713 83 278 10 9 2 7 4
2001 31 381 1012 896 117 218 47 3 29 120 15 5 93 198 .243 .319 .400 .719 85 358 13 11 3 9 4
2002 32 381 1012 896 117 218 47 3 29 120 15 5 93 198 .243 .319 .400 .719 85 358 13 11 3 9 4
2003 33 414 1081 959 125 233 51 3 32 130 15 5 97 211 .243 .316 .403 .719 85 386 18 11 3 11 4

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1994 24 4 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1995 25 42 131 116 11 26 5 0 3 15 3 13 25 .224 .305 .345 .650 12 37
1996 26 27 83 77 8 18 2 0 4 8 0 3 20 .234 .289 .416 .705 8 27
1997 27 71 220 192 27 54 13 1 9 32 3 27 36 .281 .368 .500 .868 35 71
1998 28 59 147 130 17 27 6 0 2 12 8 11 26 .208 .279 .300 .579 11 59
2000 30 104 213 192 20 47 8 1 5 25 2 17 54 .245 .310 .375 .685 22 104
2001 31 80 220 193 26 46 13 1 6 17 0 23 38 .238 .323 .409 .732 25 80
2003 33 33 66 61 8 13 3 0 3 10 0 3 13 .213 .242 .410 .652 6 33
8 Seasons 420 1090 971 117 231 50 3 32 119 16 97 215 .238 .311 .394 .705 119 414
162 Game Avg. 162 420 375 45 89 19 1 12 46 6 37 83 .238 .311 .394 .705 46 414

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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