Harry Smythe

William Henry Smythe

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 179 lb.

Born: October 24, 1904 in Augusta, GA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1929
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Dodgers/Yankees 1929-1934

Final Game: June 26, 1934
Died: August 28, 1980 in Augusta, GA
Buried: Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, GA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1922	17	LAK	C	16	14	.533		35						241.0	214	92			59							1.133	8.0		2.2			LAK · FLOR
1923	18	AUG	B	12	13	.480	3.06	37						247.0	265	112	84		80							1.397	9.7		2.9			AUG · SALL
1924	19	MAC,AUG	B	12	15	.444	3.76	39						273.0	300	159	114		84							1.407	9.9		2.8			MAC,AUG · SALL
1925	20	AUG	B	16	9	.640	2.83	39						261.0	266	111	82		65							1.268	9.2		2.2			AUG · SALL
1926	21	AVL	B	19	12	.613	3.39	42						292.0	325	140	110		65							1.336	10.0		2.0			AVL · SALL
1927	22	AVL,WSM	B,C	17	13	.567	3.17	36						264.0	302	127	93		79							1.443	10.3		2.7			AVL,WSM · SALL,PIED
1928	23	AVL	B	16	11	.593	2.92	37						228.0	260	94	74		44							1.333	10.3		1.7			AVL · SALL
1929	24	AVL	B	15	5	.750	3.69	22						166.0	177	83	68		41							1.313	9.6		2.2			AVL · SALL
1929	24	PHI	NL	4	6	.400	5.24	19	9	10	2	0	1	68.2	94	47	40	3	15	12	1	0	0	307	99	1.587	12.3	0.4	2.0	1.6	0.80
1930	25	BLT	AA	2	1	.667	4.50	6						26.0	29	14	13		5							1.308	10.0		1.7			BLT · IL
1930	25	PHI	NL	0	3	.000	7.79	25	3	12	0	0	2	49.2	84	60	43	3	31	9	3	0	2	265	71	2.315	15.2	0.5	5.6	1.6	0.29

1931	26	BLT	AA	12	10	.545	3.60	52						155.0	178	74	62		58							1.523	10.3		3.4			BLT · IL
1932	27	BLT	AA	17	12	.586	4.88	53						214.0	251	136	116		72							1.509	10.6		3.0			BLT · IL
1933	28	BLT	AA	21	8	.724	3.97	54						213.0	227	108	94		60							1.347	9.6		2.5			BLT · IL
1934	29	MTL	AA	8	6	.571	4.54	26						115.0	121	63	58		49							1.478	9.5		3.8			MTL · IL
1934	29	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	6.69	16	0	7	0	0	1	36.1	54	35	27	4	16	12	1	0	2	174	61	1.927	13.4	1.0	4.0	3.0	0.75
1934	29	NYY	AL	0	2	.000	7.80	8	0	4	0	0	1	15.0	24	16	13	1	8	7	0	0	0	74	54	2.133	14.4	0.6	4.8	4.2	0.88
1934	29	BRO	NL	1	1	.500	5.91	8	0	3	0	0	0	21.1	30	19	14	3	8	5	1	0	2	100	67	1.781	12.7	1.3	3.4	2.1	0.63
1935	30	MTL	AA	22	11	.667	3.30	45						259.0	280	118	95		54							1.290	9.7		1.9			MTL · IL
1936	31	MTL	AA	12	13	.480	3.57	43	19					189.0	217	86	75		52							1.423	10.3		2.5			MTL · IL
1937	32	PIT-min	AA	16	13	.552	3.46	35	28					229.0	248	108	88		53							1.314	9.7		2.1			MTL · IL
1938	33	PIT-min	AA	16	12	.571	3.27	40	25					215.0	247	98	78		61							1.433	10.3		2.6			MTL · IL
1939	34	MNE	AA	12	12	.500	4.89	41	25					208.0	261	126	113		58							1.534	11.3		2.5			MNE · AA
1940	35	MNE	AA	13	9	.591	3.80	38	23					173.0	196	88	73		43							1.382	10.2		2.2			MNE · AA
1941	36	KNX,MNE	A1,AA	14	10	.583	4.62	29	25		0	0		185.0	214	113	95		33	0	0	0	1			1.335	10.4		1.6	0.0	0.00	KNX,MNE · SOUA,AA
1942	37	MIN-min	B	10	9	.526	2.09	21						151.0	133	50	35		28							1.066	7.9		1.7			CHR · PIED
1946	41	NYY-min	A	3	3	.500	3.88	14						51.0	63	25	22		11							1.451	11.1		1.9			AUG · SALL
1947	42	NYY-min	A	0	1	.000		3																								AUG · SALL
3 Yrs				5	12	.294	6.40	60	12	29	2	0	4	154.2	232	142	110	10	62	33	5	0	4	746	79	1.901	13.5	0.6	3.6	1.9	0.53
162 Game Avg.				5	11	.294	6.40	57	11	27	2	0	4	146	219	134	104	9	59	31	5	0	4	705	79	1.901	13.5	0.6	3.6	1.9	0.53

PHI (2 yrs)				4	9	.308	6.31	44	12	22	2	0	3	118.1	178	107	83	6	46	21	4	0	2	572	84	1.893	13.5	0.5	3.5	1.6	0.46
BRO (1 yr)				1	1	.500	5.91	8	0	3	0	0	0	21.1	30	19	14	3	8	5	1	0	2	100	67	1.781	12.7	1.3	3.4	2.1	0.63
NYY (1 yr)				0	2	.000	7.80	8	0	4	0	0	1	15.0	24	16	13	1	8	7	0	0	0	74	54	2.133	14.4	0.6	4.8	4.2	0.88

NL (3 yrs)				5	10	.333	6.25	52	12	25	2	0	3	139.2	208	126	97	9	54	26	5	0	4	672	82	1.876	13.4	0.6	3.5	1.7	0.48
AL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	7.80	8	0	4	0	0	1	15.0	24	16	13	1	8	7	0	0	0	74	54	2.133	14.4	0.6	4.8	4.2	0.88

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
1929	24	PHI	NL	68.2	19	9	47	6.16	5.37	-0.32	0.00	111.7	6.36	1	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.6	9	.507	.501	$
1930	25	PHI	NL	49.2	25	3	60	10.87	5.76	-0.68	0.00	110.5	7.11	-21	-1.7	1.0	-0.0	-1.3	-15	.432	.489	$

1934	29	NYY	AL	15.0	8	0	16	9.60	5.39	0.28	0.00	96.8	4.94	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.6	-6	.415	.496	$
1934	29	BRO	NL	21.1	8	0	19	8.02	4.95	-0.12	0.00	97.3	4.93	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.414	.496	$
3 Seasons				154.2	60	12	142	8.26	5.44	-0.35	0.00	107.9	6.27	-34	-2.9	1.0	-0.1	-1.8	-16	.451	.495	$

PHI (2 yrs)				118.1	44	12	107	8.14	5.53	-0.47	0.00	111.2	6.68	-19	-1.6	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-5	.464	.495	$
BRO (1 yr)				21.1	8	0	19	8.02	4.95	-0.12	0.00	97.3	4.93	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.414	.496	$
NYY (1 yr)				15.0	8	0	16	9.60	5.39	0.28	0.00	96.8	4.94	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.6	-6	.415	.496	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1929	24	PHI	NL	307	1.0%	3.9%	4.9%	2.0%	6%	88%
1930	25	PHI	NL	265	1.1%	3.4%	11.7%			82%

1934	29	TOT	MLB	174	2.3%	6.9%	9.2%			78%
1934	29	NYY	AL	74	1.4%	9.5%	10.8%			74%
1934	29	BRO	NL	100	3.0%	5.0%	8.0%			81%
3 Yrs				746	1.3%	4.4%	8.3%	0.8%	3%	83%
MLB Averages					1.3%	8.1%	8.0%	3.3%	13%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1929	24	4	6	.400	5.24	19	9	10	2	1	68.2	94	47	40	3	15	12	1	0	307	99	1.587	12.3	0.4	2.0	1.6	0.80	99
1930	25	4	9	.308	6.31	44	12	22	2	3	118.1	178	107	83	6	46	21	4	2	572	84	1.893	13.5	0.5	3.5	1.6	0.46	84
1931	26	4	9	.308	6.31	44	12	22	2	3	118.1	178	107	83	6	46	21	4	2	572	84	1.893	13.5	0.5	3.5	1.6	0.46	84
1932	27	4	9	.308	6.31	44	12	22	2	3	118.1	178	107	83	6	46	21	4	2	572	84	1.893	13.5	0.5	3.5	1.6	0.46	84
1933	28	4	9	.308	6.31	44	12	22	2	3	118.1	178	107	83	6	46	21	4	2	572	84	1.893	13.5	0.5	3.5	1.6	0.46	84
1934	29	5	12	.294	6.40	60	12	29	2	4	154.2	232	142	110	10	62	33	5	4	746	79	1.901	13.5	0.6	3.6	1.9	0.53	79

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1929	24	4	4	.500	3.89	74.0	86	36	32	3	14	13	1	1.351	10.5	1.7	1.6	0.93	0.4	19
1930	25	2	4	.333	4.97	58.0	74	36	32	3	27	10	3	1.741	11.5	4.2	1.6	0.37	0.5	25

1934	29	1	3	.250	6.81	37.0	56	31	28	4	17	12	1	1.973	13.6	4.1	2.9	0.71	1.0	16
3 Yrs		7	11	.389	4.90	169.0	216	103	92	10	58	35	5	1.621	11.5		1.9	0.60	0.5	60

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