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Phenomenal Smith

John Francis Smith
born John Francis Gammon

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 6", Weight: 161 lb.

Born: December 12, 1864 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 14, 1884
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Phillies/Athletics/PittsburghAlleghenys/Wolverines/... 1884-1891

Final Game: June 15, 1891
Died: April 3, 1952 in Manchester, NH
Buried: New St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH
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Standard Pitching

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
1884 19 TOT AA 0 2 .000 6.35 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 25 16 12 0 3 7 1 0 2 78 55 1.647 13.2 0.0 1.6 3.7 2.33
1884 19 PHA AA 0 1 .000 4.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 14 6 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 39 89 1.667 14.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 3.00
1884 19 PIT AA 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 11 10 8 0 2 4 1 0 1 39 39 1.625 12.4 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00
1885 20 TOT AA 0 2 .000 11.25 2 2 0 1 0 0 12.0 19 27 15 0 10 9 2 0 5 71 32 2.417 14.3 0.0 7.5 6.8 0.90
1885 20 BRO AA 0 1 .000 12.38 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 18 11 0 6 2 1 0 3 47 29 2.250 13.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
1885 20 PHA AA 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 9 4 0 4 7 1 0 2 24 43 2.750 15.8 0.0 9.0 15.8 1.75
1886 21 DTN NL 1 1 .500 2.16 3 3 0 3 0 0 25.0 16 9 6 0 8 15 0 2 100 152 0.960 5.8 0.0 2.9 5.4 1.88
1887 22 BAL AA 25 30 .455 3.79 58 55 3 54 1 0 491.1 526 369 207 7 176 206 14 0 12 2204 108 1.429 9.6 0.1 3.2 3.8 1.17
1888 23 TOT AA 16 20 .444 3.55 38 35 3 34 0 0 314.0 270 185 124 5 147 171 24 0 29 1378 82 1.328 7.7 0.1 4.2 4.9 1.16
1888 23 BAL AA 14 19 .424 3.61 35 32 3 31 0 0 292.0 249 170 117 5 137 152 24 0 25 1281 81 1.322 7.7 0.2 4.2 4.7 1.11
1888 23 PHA AA 2 1 .667 2.86 3 3 0 3 0 0 22.0 21 15 7 0 10 19 0 0 4 97 105 1.409 8.6 0.0 4.1 7.8 1.90
1889 24 PHA AA 2 3 .400 4.40 5 5 0 5 0 0 43.0 53 31 21 2 25 12 3 1 208 87 1.814 11.1 0.4 5.2 2.5 0.48
1890 25 TOT NL 9 15 .375 4.06 29 25 4 24 1 0 248.0 248 150 112 5 102 96 9 0 11 1095 89 1.411 9.0 0.2 3.7 3.5 0.94
1890 25 PHI NL 8 12 .400 4.28 24 20 4 19 1 0 204.0 209 125 97 5 89 81 8 0 7 911 86 1.461 9.2 0.2 3.9 3.6 0.91
1890 25 PIT NL 1 3 .250 3.07 5 5 0 5 0 0 44.0 39 25 15 0 13 15 1 0 4 184 109 1.182 8.0 0.0 2.7 3.1 1.15
1891 26 PHI NL 1 1 .500 4.26 3 2 1 0 0 0 19.0 20 15 9 1 8 3 0 0 0 85 80 1.474 9.5 0.5 3.8 1.4 0.38
8 Yrs 54 74 .422 3.89 140 129 11 123 2 0 1169.1 1177 802 506 20 479 519 53 0 62 5219 93 1.416 9.1 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08
162 Game Avg. 14 19 .422 3.89 35 33 3 31 1 0 296 298 203 128 5 121 131 0 16 1319 93 1.416 9.1 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08
PHA (4 yrs) 4 6 .400 4.15 10 10 0 9 0 0 78.0 95 61 36 2 40 41 4 0 8 368 86 1.731 11.0 0.2 4.6 4.7 1.03
PIT (2 yrs) 1 4 .200 3.98 6 6 0 6 0 0 52.0 50 35 23 0 15 19 2 0 5 223 85 1.250 8.7 0.0 2.6 3.3 1.27
PHI (2 yrs) 9 13 .409 4.28 27 22 5 19 1 0 223.0 229 140 106 6 97 84 8 0 7 996 85 1.462 9.2 0.2 3.9 3.4 0.87
BAL (2 yrs) 39 49 .443 3.72 93 87 6 85 1 0 783.1 775 539 324 12 313 358 38 0 37 3485 98 1.389 8.9 0.1 3.6 4.1 1.14
BRO (1 yr) 0 1 .000 12.38 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 18 11 0 6 2 1 0 3 47 29 2.250 13.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
DTN (1 yr) 1 1 .500 2.16 3 3 0 3 0 0 25.0 16 9 6 0 8 15 0 2 100 152 0.960 5.8 0.0 2.9 5.4 1.88
AA (5 yrs) 43 57 .430 3.89 105 99 6 96 1 0 877.1 893 628 379 14 361 405 44 0 49 3939 93 1.429 9.2 0.1 3.7 4.2 1.12
NL (3 yrs) 11 17 .393 3.91 35 30 5 27 1 0 292.0 284 174 127 6 118 114 9 0 13 1280 91 1.377 8.8 0.2 3.6 3.5 0.97

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1884 19 PHA AA 9.0 1 1 6 6.00 5.11 0.19 0.00 104.0 5.12 -1 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .451 .500 $
1884 19 PIT AA 8.0 1 1 10 11.25 5.37 -0.16 0.00 101.0 5.58 -5 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .198 .498 $
1885 20 BRO AA 8.0 1 1 18 20.25 5.48 -0.04 0.00 103.0 5.68 -13 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -13 .047 .497 $
1885 20 PHA AA 4.0 1 1 9 20.25 5.30 -0.18 0.00 107.0 5.87 -6 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -6 .148 .498 $
1886 21 DTN NL 25.0 3 3 9 3.24 5.04 0.39 0.00 98.0 4.56 4 0.4 -0.0 0.6 6 .649 .503 $
1887 22 BAL AA 491.1 58 55 369 6.76 6.53 -0.14 0.00 95.0 6.33 -15 -1.2 1.0 -0.5 0.7 14 .480 .493 $2,800
1888 23 BAL AA 292.0 35 32 170 5.24 5.25 0.00 0.00 95.0 4.99 -6 -0.5 1.0 -0.4 0.5 9 .485 .497 $
1888 23 PHA AA 22.0 3 3 15 6.14 5.07 0.09 0.00 96.0 4.78 -3 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .410 .498 $
1889 24 PHA AA 43.0 5 5 31 6.49 6.02 0.23 0.00 99.0 5.74 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .455 .499 $
1890 25 PHI NL 204.0 24 20 125 5.51 5.49 -0.05 0.00 103.0 5.70 11 1.0 1.0 -0.4 2.4 27 .540 .506 $
1890 25 PIT NL 44.0 5 5 25 5.11 5.76 -0.68 0.00 93.0 5.99 6 0.5 -0.1 0.8 9 .607 .503 $
1891 26 PHI NL 19.0 3 2 15 7.11 5.55 0.14 0.00 100.0 5.40 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .413 .498 $
8 Seasons 1169.1 140 129 802 6.17 5.87 -0.07 0.00 96.8 5.75 -34 -1.6 1.0 -1.5 3.6 38 .488 .499 $2,800
PHA (4 yrs) 78.0 10 10 61 7.04 5.61 0.16 0.00 99.1 5.40 -13 -0.9 -0.1 -0.6 -9 .410 .499 $
PIT (2 yrs) 52.0 6 6 35 6.06 5.70 -0.60 0.00 94.2 5.92 1 0.2 -0.1 0.5 5 .539 .501 $
PHI (2 yrs) 223.0 27 22 140 5.65 5.49 -0.03 0.00 102.7 5.68 7 0.7 1.0 -0.4 2.3 26 .526 .502 $
BAL (2 yrs) 783.1 93 87 539 6.19 6.05 -0.09 0.00 95.0 5.83 -21 -1.7 1.0 -0.9 1.2 23 .482 .495 $2,800
BRO (1 yr) 8.0 1 1 18 20.25 5.48 -0.04 0.00 103.0 5.68 -13 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -13 .047 .497 $
DTN (1 yr) 25.0 3 3 9 3.24 5.04 0.39 0.00 98.0 4.56 4 0.4 -0.0 0.6 6 .649 .503 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1884 19 0 2 .000 6.35 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 25 16 12 0 3 7 1 0 2 78 55 1.647 13.2 0.0 1.6 3.7 2.33 55
1885 20 0 4 .000 8.38 4 4 0 3 0 0 29.0 44 43 27 0 13 16 3 0 7 149 43 1.966 13.7 0.0 4.0 5.0 1.23 43
1886 21 1 5 .167 5.50 7 7 0 6 0 0 54.0 60 52 33 0 21 31 3 0 9 249 62 1.500 10.0 0.0 3.5 5.2 1.48 62
1887 22 26 35 .426 3.96 65 62 3 60 1 0 545.1 586 421 240 7 197 237 17 0 21 2453 101 1.436 9.7 0.1 3.3 3.9 1.20 101
1888 23 42 55 .433 3.81 103 97 6 94 1 0 859.1 856 606 364 12 344 408 41 0 50 3831 95 1.396 9.0 0.1 3.6 4.3 1.19 95
1889 24 44 58 .431 3.84 108 102 6 99 1 0 902.1 909 637 385 14 369 420 44 0 51 4039 94 1.416 9.1 0.1 3.7 4.2 1.14 94
1890 25 53 73 .421 3.89 137 127 10 123 2 0 1150.1 1157 787 497 19 471 516 53 0 62 5134 93 1.415 9.1 0.1 3.7 4.0 1.10 93
1891 26 54 74 .422 3.89 140 129 11 123 2 0 1169.1 1177 802 506 20 479 519 53 0 62 5219 93 1.416 9.1 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08 93

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1884 19 1 2 .333 5.46 28.0 37 19 17 0 4 11 1 1.464 11.9 1.3 3.5 2.75 0.0 2
1885 20 0 2 .000 7.29 21.0 24 19 17 0 13 16 3 1.762 10.3 5.6 6.9 1.23 0.0 2
1886 21 2 1 .667 1.85 34.0 19 8 7 0 10 20 0 0.853 5.0 2.6 5.3 2.00 0.0 3
1887 22 50 19 .725 2.47 626.0 520 191 172 7 174 263 14 1.109 7.5 2.5 3.8 1.51 0.1 58
1888 23 26 16 .619 3.13 379.0 302 147 132 6 164 206 27 1.230 7.2 3.9 4.9 1.26 0.1 38
1889 24 3 2 .600 3.06 53.0 53 20 18 2 25 15 3 1.472 9.0 4.2 2.5 0.60 0.3 5
1890 25 21 13 .618 3.04 311.0 263 117 105 5 108 120 10 1.193 7.6 3.1 3.5 1.11 0.1 29
1891 26 1 1 .500 3.00 24.0 21 9 8 1 8 4 0 1.208 7.9 3.0 1.5 0.50 0.4 3
8 Yrs 104 56 .650 2.90 1476.0 1239 530 476 21 506 655 58 1.182 7.6 4.0 1.29 0.1 140

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1887 AA  3.79 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1887 AA  25 (8th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA  7.739 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA  3.773 (4th)
1888 AA  4.901 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1887 AA  58 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1887 AA  491.3 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1887 AA  206 (3rd)
1888 AA  171 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1887 AA  55 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1887 AA  54 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1887 AA  1 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1887 AA  176 (2nd)
1888 AA  147 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1887 AA  526 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1887 AA  1.171 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA  0.128 (5th)
1890 NL  0.182 (9th)
Career  0.154 (104th)

Losses s c a p y
1887 AA  30 (3rd)
1888 AA  20 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1887 AA  207 (6th)
1888 AA  124 (6th)
1890 NL  112 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1888 AA  29 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1888 AA  24 (5th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1887 AA  2,204 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1887 AA  3 (3rd)
1888 AA  3 (3rd)
1890 NL  4 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1887 AA  108 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1884 AA  born 1864-12-12 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 26 (901), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 14 (784), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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