Paul Smith
Paul Leslie Smith
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
Final Game: June 7, 1958
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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
1953 22 PIT NL 118 427 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11 3O
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 45 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 1.000 180 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 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 /3
3 Seasons 223 623 562 54 152 16 7 7 56 3 2 42 44 .270 .326 .361 .687 82 203 13 4 15 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 453 408 39 110 12 5 5 41 2 1 31 32 .270 .326 .361 .687 82 147 9 3 11
PIT (3 yrs) 205 600 542 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 14 3 0 0 0 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
1953 22 PIT NL 427 298 49 4.4 109 .293 .283 .273 .329 .344 .380 .425 .710 .769 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 .350 -4.6 -0.5 .521 .153 .087 .0
1958 27 TOT NL 29 19 2 2.8 104 .211 .174 .267 .345 .335 .174 .417 .519 .752 45 .286 -1.6 -0.1 .526 .261 .000
1958 27 PIT NL 6 2 1 13.4 103 .333 .333 .266 .667 .334 .333 .416 1.000 .749 180 .874 0.9 0.1 2.000 1.000 .000
1958 27 CHC NL 23 17 1 1.6 104 .188 .150 .267 .261 .335 .150 .417 .411 .752 14 .121 -2.5 -0.2 .353 .150 .000
3 Seasons 623 440 66 4.0 106 .284 .270 .271 .326 .339 .361 .421 .687 .760 82 .420 -15.3 -1.5 .588 .167 .091 4.2
162 Game Avg. 453 320 48 4.0 106 .284 .270 .271 .326 .339 .361 .421 .687 .760 82 .420 -15.3 -1.5 .588 .167 .091 3
PIT (3 yrs) 600 423 65 4.1 107 .287 .275 .271 .328 .339 .369 .421 .697 .760 84 .430 -12.9 -1.3 .598 .168 .094 4.2
CHC (1 yr) 23 17 1 1.6 104 .188 .150 .267 .261 .335 .150 .417 .411 .752 14 .121 -2.5 -0.2 .353 .150 .000

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
1953 22 PIT NL 427 0.9% 5.4% 5.6% 5.4% 21% 0.96 16.9 97.3 8.8 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 Seasons 623 1.1% 7.1% 6.7% 4.8% 20% 1.05 12.8 80.3 10.0 1.04 82%
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
1957 26 PIT NL 1 0 19% 55 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% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1958 27 PIT NL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 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 Seasons 2 0 25% 70 3 2 60% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 38% 11 7 4 2 2 0 3 1 2
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
1957 26 PIT NL 147 95% 38 39 10 0 1 1.54 3 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 100% 28 5 18% 9 3 33% 80 8 10% 5 3 60% 5 2 40% 20
1958 27 TOT NL 28 96% 4 13 3 0 1 1.54 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 18 1 6% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 1
1958 27 PIT NL 5 100% 1 3 1 0 0 1.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 1
1958 27 CHC NL 23 96% 3 10 2 0 1 1.68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 17 1 6% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
3 Seasons 175 95% 152 52 13 0 2 1.54 7 0 5 3 0 1 2 0 4 15 375% 32 13 41% 11 3 27% 98 9 9% 7 3 43% 6 2 33% 21
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
1953 22 118 427 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1954 23 118 427 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1955 24 118 427 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1956 25 118 427 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 3 0 24 23 .283 .329 .380 .710 85 148 8 3 11
1957 26 199 594 539 53 148 16 7 7 55 3 2 36 40 .275 .325 .369 .694 83 199 13 4 15 0 1
1958 27 223 623 562 54 152 16 7 7 56 3 2 42 44 .270 .326 .361 .687 82 203 13 4 15 0 1

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
1953 22 123 428 401 40 111 12 7 4 43 3 24 24 .277 .322 .372 .694 48 118
1957 26 85 169 156 13 39 4 0 3 12 0 12 18 .250 .308 .333 .641 16 81
1958 27 25 33 25 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 4 .200 .394 .200 .594 2 24
3 Seasons 233 630 582 54 155 16 7 7 56 3 44 46 .266 .322 .354 .676 66 223
162 Game Avg. 162 438 405 38 108 11 5 5 39 2 31 32 .266 .322 .354 .676 46 223

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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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