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Mike Smithson
Billy Mike Smithson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 21, 1955 in Centerville, TN
Schools: University of Tennessee
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1982
Final Game: September 28, 1989
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1982 27 TEX AL 3 4 .429 5.01 8 8 0 3 0 0 46.2 51 26 26 5 13 2 24 3 0 1 199 77 1.371 9.8 1.0 2.5 4.6 1.85
1983 28 TEX AL 10 14 .417 3.91 33 33 0 10 0 0 223.1 233 102 97 14 71 2 135 8 2 8 960 102 1.361 9.4 0.6 2.9 5.4 1.90
1984 29 MIN AL 15 13 .536 3.68 36 36 0 10 1 0 252.0 246 113 103 35 54 7 144 8 2 7 1047 114 1.190 8.8 1.3 1.9 5.1 2.67
1985 30 MIN AL 15 14 .517 4.34 37 37 0 8 3 0 257.0 264 134 124 25 78 1 127 15 1 6 1088 100 1.331 9.2 0.9 2.7 4.4 1.63
1986 31 MIN AL 13 14 .481 4.77 34 33 1 8 1 0 198.0 234 123 105 26 57 4 114 14 1 15 880 89 1.470 10.6 1.2 2.6 5.2 2.00
1987 32 MIN AL 4 7 .364 5.94 21 20 0 0 0 0 109.0 126 76 72 17 38 3 53 9 2 4 494 77 1.505 10.4 1.4 3.1 4.4 1.39
1988 33 BOS AL 9 6 .600 5.97 31 18 6 1 0 0 126.2 149 87 84 25 37 1 73 6 6 2 561 69 1.468 10.6 1.8 2.6 5.2 1.97
1989 34 BOS AL 7 14 .333 4.95 40 19 12 1 1 2 143.2 170 84 79 21 35 5 61 10 0 0 632 83 1.427 10.6 1.3 2.2 3.8 1.74
8 Seasons 76 86 .469 4.58 240 204 19 41 6 2 1356.1 1473 745 690 168 383 25 731 73 14 43 5861 92 1.368 9.8 1.1 2.5 4.9 1.91
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .469 4.58 37 31 3 6 1 0 208 226 114 106 26 59 4 112 11 2 7 898 92 1.368 9.8 1.1 2.5 4.9 1.91
MIN (4 yrs) 47 48 .495 4.46 128 126 1 26 5 0 816.0 870 446 404 103 227 15 438 46 6 32 3509 97 1.344 9.6 1.1 2.5 4.8 1.93
BOS (2 yrs) 16 20 .444 5.43 71 37 18 2 1 2 270.1 319 171 163 46 72 6 134 16 6 2 1193 76 1.446 10.6 1.5 2.4 4.5 1.86
TEX (2 yrs) 13 18 .419 4.10 41 41 0 13 0 0 270.0 284 128 123 19 84 4 159 11 2 9 1159 97 1.363 9.5 0.6 2.8 5.3 1.89

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1988 33 BOS AL ALCS L OAK 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 3.9
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 3.9
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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1982 TEX AL 27 P 8 8 46.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.96 0.63 .960 1.79 0.72
1983 TEX AL 28 P 33 33 223.1 54 19 33 2 3 .963 0.0 0.0 2.10 1.58 .957 1.80 0.73
1984 MIN AL 29 P 36 36 252.0 48 17 29 2 2 .958 0.0 0.0 1.64 1.28 .958 1.79 0.70
1985 MIN AL 30 P 37 37 257.0 46 16 28 2 4 .957 0.0 0.0 1.54 1.19 .952 1.86 0.70
1986 MIN AL 31 P 34 33 198.0 44 10 32 2 4 .955 0.0 0.0 1.91 1.24 .957 1.83 0.68
1987 MIN AL 32 P 21 20 109.0 17 6 11 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.40 0.81 .953 1.84 0.67
1988 BOS AL 33 P 31 18 126.2 23 7 13 3 0 .870 0.0 0.0 1.42 0.65 .965 1.78 0.67
1989 BOS AL 34 P 40 19 143.2 29 9 19 1 3 .966 0.0 0.0 1.75 0.70 .959 1.87 0.66
8 Seasons P 240 204 1356.1 266 86 168 12 17 .955 0.0 0.0 1.69 1.06 .957 1.82 0.69
8 Seasons TOT 240 204 1356.1 266 86 168 12 17 .955 0.0 0.0 1.69 1.06 .912 1.82 0.69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1984 AL--1.191--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 AL--1.929--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1984 AL--252.0--7th
1985 AL--257.0--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1984 AL--144--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1984 AL--36--1st
1985 AL--37--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1984 AL--10--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1985 AL--3--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1984 AL--35--1st
1988 AL--25--7th
1989 AL--21--10th

Hits s c a p y
1984 AL--246--4th
1985 AL--264--3rd
1986 AL--234--8th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1984 AL--2.667--4th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1983 AL--.564--5th

Losses s c a p y
1983 AL--14--7th
1985 AL--14--9th
1986 AL--14--6th
1989 AL--14--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1984 AL--103--8th
1985 AL--124--1st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1983 AL--8--10th
1986 AL--15--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1983 AL--8--4th
1984 AL--8--4th
1985 AL--15--1st
1986 AL--14--2nd
1987 AL--9--5th
1989 AL--10--2nd
Career--73--139th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1984 AL--1047--6th
1985 AL--1088--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (727), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 17 (1164), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1334), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1472), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

April 9, 1982: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for John Henry Johnson.

December 7, 1983: Traded by the Texas Rangers with John Butcher to the Minnesota Twins for Sam Sorce (minors) and Gary Ward.

December 21, 1987: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

January 18, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Minnesota Twins$335,000
1986Minnesota Twins$450,000
1989Boston Red Sox$540,000
1990California Angels$480,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,805,000
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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