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Paul Smith

Paul Leslie Smith

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: March 19, 1931 in New Castle, PA
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1953
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs 1953-1958

Final Game: June 7, 1958
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Standard Batting

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
1953 22 PIT NL 118 426 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11 3O7/8
1957 26 PIT NL 81 167 150 12 38 4 0 3 11 0 2 12 17 .253 .313 .340 .653 78 51 5 1 4 0 1 97/38
1958 27 TOT NL 24 29 23 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 .174 .345 .174 .519 44 4 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1958 27 PIT NL 6 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000 179 1 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 CHC NL 18 23 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .150 .261 .150 .411 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 /3
3 Yrs 223 622 562 54 152 16 7 7 56 3 2 42 44 .270 .326 .361 .687 82 203 13 4 15 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 452 408 39 110 12 5 5 41 2 1 31 32 .270 .326 .361 .687 82 147 9 3 11
PIT (3 yrs) 205 599 542 53 149 16 7 7 55 3 2 39 40 .275 .328 .369 .697 84 200 13 4 15 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 18 23 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .150 .261 .150 .411 13 3 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1953 22 PIT NL 118 426 -11 1 1 -3 -4 -16 -1.7 14 -2 -0.3 .486 .490 0.1 -0.8 0 $ 3O7/8
1957 26 PIT NL 81 167 -5 -1 0 0 -2 -6 -0.7 6 -1 -0.2 .491 .496 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $ 97/38
1958 27 PIT NL 6 6 1 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .512 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
1958 27 CHC NL 18 23 -2 -0 0 -0 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .485 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /3
3 Seasons 223 622 -17 -0 1 -3 -6 -25 -2.7 21 -4 -0.6 .489 .496 0.0 -1.0 -1 $
PIT (3 yrs) 205 599 -15 0 1 -2 -6 -22 -2.4 20 -2 -0.4 .489 .495 0.1 -1.0 0 $
CHC (1 yr) 18 23 -2 -0 0 -0 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .485 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1953 22 PIT NL 426 298 49 4.4 109 .293 .283 .273 .329 .344 .380 .426 .710 .770 85 .452 -9.2 -0.9 .620 .167 .098 3.4
1957 26 PIT NL 167 123 15 3.3 100 .269 .253 .265 .313 .328 .340 .410 .653 .738 78 .352 -4.6 -0.4 .521 .153 .087 .0
1958 27 TOT NL 29 19 2 2.8 105 .211 .174 .268 .345 .336 .174 .419 .519 .755 44 .286 -1.6 -0.2 .526 .261 .000
1958 27 PIT NL 6 2 1 13.4 104 .333 .333 .267 .667 .335 .333 .418 1.000 .753 179 .874 0.9 0.1 2.000 1.000 .000
1958 27 CHC NL 23 17 1 1.6 105 .188 .150 .269 .261 .336 .150 .420 .411 .756 13 .121 -2.5 -0.2 .353 .150 .000
3 Yrs 622 440 66 4.0 107 .284 .270 .271 .326 .339 .361 .421 .687 .761 82 .420 -15.4 -1.5 .588 .167 .091 4.2
162 Game Avg. 452 320 48 4.0 107 .284 .270 .271 .326 .339 .361 .421 .687 .761 82 .420 -15.4 -1.5 .588 .167 .091 3
PIT (3 yrs) 599 423 65 4.1 107 .287 .275 .271 .328 .339 .369 .421 .697 .761 84 .430 -12.9 -1.2 .598 .168 .094 4.2
CHC (1 yr) 23 17 1 1.6 105 .188 .150 .269 .261 .336 .150 .420 .411 .756 13 .121 -2.5 -0.2 .353 .150 .000

Ratio Batting*

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
1953 22 PIT NL 426 0.9% 5.4% 5.6% 5.4% 21% 0.96 16.9 97.3 8.8 1.81 85%
1957 26 PIT NL 167 1.8% 10.2% 7.2% 4.2% 18% 1.42 8.8 50.0 13.6 1.00 78%
1958 27 TOT NL 29 0.0% 13.8% 20.7% 0.0% 0% 0.67 5.8 23.0 1.33 66%
1958 27 PIT NL 6 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 0.00 50%
1958 27 CHC NL 23 0.0% 17.4% 13.0% 0.0% 0% 1.33 5.0 20.0 2.00 70%
3 Yrs 622 1.1% 7.1% 6.8% 4.8% 20% 1.05 12.8 80.3 10.0 1.49 82%
MLB Averages 2.3% 11.7% 9.1% 6.6% 29% 1.29 7.5 38.9 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 22 PIT NL -9.2 -0.9 321 -0.3 5.6 -5.8 1.05 -0.0 -0.2 6.5 0.6 0.96 0.1 2.06 14
1957 26 PIT NL -4.6 -0.4 155 -0.2 2.7 -2.9 1.05 -0.1 -0.1 -3.1 -0.3 0.94 -3.0 1.51 40
1958 27 TOT NL -1.6 -0.2 29 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 1.25 -0.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 1.02 -0.7 1.47 13
1958 27 PIT NL 0.9 0.1 6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .96 0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.1 0.94 1.2 0.96 3
1958 27 CHC NL -2.5 -0.2 23 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 1.32 -0.2 -0.0 -2.0 -0.2 1.04 -1.9 1.62 10
3 Yrs -15.4 -1.5 505 -0.6 8.6 -9.3 1.06 -0.2 -0.4 2.4 0.2 0.96 -3.5 1.62 67

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1953 22 PIT NL 2 0 28% 134 3 0 100% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 34% 25 18 6 2 1 1 8 3 5
1957 26 PIT NL 1 0 19% 56 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 50% 8 4 4 1 1 0 3 1 2
1958 27 TOT NL 1 0 10% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1958 27 PIT NL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 CHC NL 1 0 17% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 4 0 25% 206 3 2 60% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 35% 37 26 10 4 3 1 11 4 7

Situational Hitting*

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
1953 22 PIT NL 426 70% 110 14 6 0 4 2.06 4 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 8 11 138% 66 8 12% 28 16 57% 196 34 17% 12 9 75% 8 4 50% 0
1957 26 PIT NL 167 95% 38 40 10 0 1 1.51 3 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 100% 30 5 17% 10 3 30% 83 8 10% 5 3 60% 3 3 100% 0
1958 27 TOT NL 29 97% 4 13 3 0 1 1.47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 2 0 0% 19 1 5% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1958 27 PIT NL 6 100% 1 3 1 0 0 0.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 CHC NL 23 96% 3 10 2 0 1 1.62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 17 1 6% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 622 79% 152 67 19 0 6 1.62 7 0 9 5 0 3 4 0 12 15 125% 101 13 13% 40 19 48% 298 43 14% 19 12 63% 11 7 64% 0
MLB Averages 48% 80% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1953 22 118 426 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1954 23 118 426 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1955 24 118 426 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1956 25 118 426 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1957 26 199 593 539 53 148 16 7 7 55 3 2 36 40 .275 .325 .369 .694 83 199 13 4 15 0 1
1958 27 223 622 562 54 152 16 7 7 56 3 2 42 44 .270 .326 .361 .687 82 203 13 4 15 0 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1953 22 123 438 400 40 110 12 7 4 43 3 24 24 .275 .321 .370 .691 47 118
1957 26 85 175 157 13 40 4 0 3 12 0 13 18 .255 .316 .338 .653 17 81
1958 27 25 27 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 .130 .259 .130 .390 1 24
3 Yrs 233 640 580 54 153 16 7 7 56 3 41 46 .264 .317 .352 .669 65 223
162 Game Avg. 162 445 403 38 106 11 5 5 39 2 29 32 .264 .317 .352 .669 45 223

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1953 NL  11 (7th)

                                         

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