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Dwight Smith
John Dwight Smith

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut May 1, 1989
  vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1996
Born November 8, 1963 in Tallahassee, FL

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 8, 1984. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 25 CHC NL 109  343   52  111  19  6   9   52   9  4  31  51  .324  .382  .493  141  169   4   1   0   2   4 RoY-2
 1990 26 CHC NL 117  290   34   76  15  0   6   27  11  6  28  46  .262  .329  .376   88  109   0   2   2   2   7
 1991 27 CHC NL  90  167   16   38   7  2   3   21   2  3  11  32  .228  .279  .347   73   58   1   0   2   1   2
 1992 28 CHC NL 109  217   28   60  10  3   3   24   9  8  13  40  .276  .318  .392   99   85   0   2   0   1   1
 1993 29 CHC NL 111  310   51   93  17  5  11   35   8  6  25  51  .300  .355  .494  127  153   1   3   1   3   3
 1994 30 TOT AL  73  196   31   55   7  2   8   30   2  4  12  37  .281  .324  .459   98   90   0   1   1   1   3
         CAL AL  45  122   19   32   5  1   5   18   2  3   7  20  .262  .300  .443   88   54   0   1   0   0   1
         BAL AL  28   74   12   23   2  1   3   12   0  1   5  17  .311  .363  .486  113   36   0   0   1   1   2
 1995 31 ATL NL 103  131   16   33   8  2   3   21   0  3  13  35  .252  .327  .412   91   54   0   1   1   2   2
 1996 32 ATL NL 101  153   16   31   5  0   3   16   1  3  17  42  .203  .285  .294   50   45   0   1   1   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      813 1807  244  497  88 20  46  226  42 37 150 334  .275  .333  .422  102  763   6  11   8  13  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        360   49   99  18  4   9   45   8  7  30  67  .275  .333  .422  102  152   1   2   2   3   5
 Career High    117  343   52  111  19  6  11   52  11  8  31  51  .324  .382  .494  141  169   4   3   2   3   7
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 25 CHC NL  381  245   66   7.3    97| .324  .263| .382  .331| .493  .391| .875  .723| 141  .744  18.3   1.9  69%
 1990 26 CHC NL  322  229   36   4.2   104| .262  .273| .329  .341| .376  .411| .705  .752|  88  .481  -4.8  -0.5  64%
 1991 27 CHC NL  180  135   16   3.2    97| .228  .262| .279  .331| .347  .393| .626  .723|  73  .378  -6.8  -0.7  40%
 1992 28 CHC NL  233  168   26   4.2    94| .276  .261| .318  .327| .392  .385| .710  .712|  99  .506  -1.0  -0.1  52%
 1993 29 CHC NL  342  230   54   6.3   102| .300  .269| .355  .334| .494  .409| .849  .743| 127  .636  11.3   1.1  57%
 1994 30 TOT AL  210  149   27   4.8   114| .281  .276| .324  .348| .459  .439| .783  .787|  98  .455  -1.9  -0.2  33%
         CAL AL  130   95   15   4.2   112| .262  .274| .300  .346| .443  .436| .743  .782|  88  .394  -2.9  -0.3  40%
         BAL AL   80   54   12   6.0   116| .311  .278| .363  .352| .486  .444| .849  .795| 113  .548   1.0   0.1   0%
 1995 31 ATL NL  147  104   17   4.4   109| .252  .274| .327  .344| .412  .427| .739  .771|  91  .456  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1996 32 ATL NL  172  128   13   2.7   112| .203  .277| .285  .347| .294  .433| .579  .780|  50  .260 -11.7  -1.1  25%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1987 1388  255   4.9   103| .275  .269| .333  .337| .422  .408| .755  .745| 102  .543   1.7   0.2  53%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 25 CHC NL OF 102 188 7 5 3 .975 .981 1.91 1.96 2.30 2.32 86 764.0 LF 75 128 5 4 2 .971 .981 1.77 1.72 2.20 2.15 63 544.7 RF 32 59 3 1 1 .984 .978 1.94 1.70 2.54 2.12 23 219.3 1990 26 CHC NL OF 81 139 4 2 2 .986 .981 1.77 2.01 2.24 2.39 65 573.7 LF 59 106 3 1 1 .991 .979 1.85 1.71 2.27 2.19 52 431.3 RF 22 33 1 1 1 .971 .980 1.55 1.82 2.19 2.22 13 140.0 CF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.33 0.00 2.74 0 2.3 1991 27 CHC NL OF 42 73 3 3 1 .962 .983 1.81 1.88 2.30 2.28 35 297.0 RF 28 43 3 1 1 .979 .981 1.64 1.65 2.26 2.06 19 183.0 CF 13 22 0 2 0 .917 .987 1.69 2.12 2.36 2.59 13 84.0 LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 1.68 2.40 2.19 3 30.0 1992 28 CHC NL OF 63 93 2 2 0 .979 .983 1.51 1.96 2.15 2.34 42 397.3 CF 27 51 1 1 0 .981 .989 1.93 2.44 2.36 2.80 23 198.0 RF 22 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.82 1.66 1.96 2.08 6 82.7 LF 20 24 1 1 0 .962 .980 1.25 1.65 1.93 2.16 13 116.7 1993 29 CHC NL OF 89 163 5 8 2 .955 .979 1.89 2.00 2.45 2.34 76 618.0 CF 53 112 3 6 1 .950 .985 2.17 2.37 2.59 2.75 49 400.3 RF 28 40 1 1 1 .976 .976 1.46 1.78 2.39 2.17 20 154.3 LF 14 12 1 1 0 .929 .977 0.93 1.69 1.85 2.10 7 63.3 1994 30 TOT AL OF 53 81 2 7 1 .922 .981 1.57 2.09 1.90 2.37 47 392.3 TOT AL LF 51 76 2 7 1 .918 .977 1.53 1.80 1.89 2.16 45 372.3 TOT AL DH 5 CAL AL LF 31 51 2 5 1 .914 .978 1.71 1.80 2.08 2.16 27 229.3 DH 2 BAL AL OF 22 31 0 2 0 .939 .981 1.41 2.09 1.71 2.37 20 163.0 LF 20 25 0 2 0 .926 .977 1.25 1.80 1.57 2.16 18 143.0 DH 3 CF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.45 5.73 2.78 1 11.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.20 1 9.0 1995 31 ATL NL OF 25 24 0 2 0 .923 .980 0.96 1.82 1.46 2.15 16 148.0 RF 14 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 1.29 1.76 1.94 2.09 9 83.3 LF 11 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.45 1.43 0.70 1.86 7 64.7 1996 32 ATL NL OF 29 47 1 2 0 .960 .978 1.66 1.80 2.35 2.13 20 184.0 RF 26 48 1 2 0 .961 .974 1.88 1.71 2.53 2.07 20 174.0 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.47 0.90 1.89 0 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 26 CHC NL CF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.33 0.00 2.74 0 2.3 1991 27 CHC NL CF 13 22 0 2 0 .917 .987 1.69 2.12 2.36 2.59 13 84.0 1992 28 CHC NL CF 27 51 1 1 0 .981 .989 1.93 2.44 2.36 2.80 23 198.0 1993 29 CHC NL CF 53 112 3 6 1 .950 .985 2.17 2.37 2.59 2.75 49 400.3 1994 30 BAL AL CF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.45 5.73 2.78 1 11.0 1994 30 TOT AL DH 5 CAL AL DH 2 BAL AL DH 3 1989 25 CHC NL LF 75 128 5 4 2 .971 .981 1.77 1.72 2.20 2.15 63 544.7 1990 26 CHC NL LF 59 106 3 1 1 .991 .979 1.85 1.71 2.27 2.19 52 431.3 1991 27 CHC NL LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 1.68 2.40 2.19 3 30.0 1992 28 CHC NL LF 20 24 1 1 0 .962 .980 1.25 1.65 1.93 2.16 13 116.7 1993 29 CHC NL LF 14 12 1 1 0 .929 .977 0.93 1.69 1.85 2.10 7 63.3 1994 30 TOT AL LF 51 76 2 7 1 .918 .977 1.53 1.80 1.89 2.16 45 372.3 CAL AL LF 31 51 2 5 1 .914 .978 1.71 1.80 2.08 2.16 27 229.3 BAL AL LF 20 25 0 2 0 .926 .977 1.25 1.80 1.57 2.16 18 143.0 1995 31 ATL NL LF 11 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.45 1.43 0.70 1.86 7 64.7 1996 32 ATL NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.47 0.90 1.89 0 10.0 1989 25 CHC NL OF 102 188 7 5 3 .975 .981 1.91 1.96 2.30 2.32 86 764.0 1990 26 CHC NL OF 81 139 4 2 2 .986 .981 1.77 2.01 2.24 2.39 65 573.7 1991 27 CHC NL OF 42 73 3 3 1 .962 .983 1.81 1.88 2.30 2.28 35 297.0 1992 28 CHC NL OF 63 93 2 2 0 .979 .983 1.51 1.96 2.15 2.34 42 397.3 1993 29 CHC NL OF 89 163 5 8 2 .955 .979 1.89 2.00 2.45 2.34 76 618.0 1994 30 TOT AL OF 53 81 2 7 1 .922 .981 1.57 2.09 1.90 2.37 47 392.3 CAL AL OF 31 50 2 5 1 .912 .981 1.68 2.09 2.04 2.37 27 229.3 BAL AL OF 22 31 0 2 0 .939 .981 1.41 2.09 1.71 2.37 20 163.0 1995 31 ATL NL OF 25 24 0 2 0 .923 .980 0.96 1.82 1.46 2.15 16 148.0 1996 32 ATL NL OF 29 47 1 2 0 .960 .978 1.66 1.80 2.35 2.13 20 184.0 1989 25 CHC NL RF 32 59 3 1 1 .984 .978 1.94 1.70 2.54 2.12 23 219.3 1990 26 CHC NL RF 22 33 1 1 1 .971 .980 1.55 1.82 2.19 2.22 13 140.0 1991 27 CHC NL RF 28 43 3 1 1 .979 .981 1.64 1.65 2.26 2.06 19 183.0 1992 28 CHC NL RF 22 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.82 1.66 1.96 2.08 6 82.7 1993 29 CHC NL RF 28 40 1 1 1 .976 .976 1.46 1.78 2.39 2.17 20 154.3 1994 30 BAL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.20 1 9.0 1995 31 ATL NL RF 14 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 1.29 1.76 1.94 2.09 9 83.3 1996 32 ATL NL RF 26 48 1 2 0 .961 .974 1.88 1.71 2.53 2.07 20 174.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 484 808 24 31 9 .964 .981 1.72 1.97 2.22 2.32 387 3374.3 238 98 173# LF* 238 360 12 15 4 .961 .980 1.56 1.71 2.05 2.15 190 1633.0 RF* 173 259 9 7 4 .975 .978 1.55 1.72 2.31 2.12 111 1045.7 CF* 98 192 4 9 1 .956 .986 2.00 2.36 2.54 2.75 86 695.7 DH 5 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 484 808 24 31 9 .964 .981 1.72 1.97 2.22 2.32 387 3374
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   4  15   2   3  1  0  0   0   2   2  .200  .294  .267   1  0   0   0   0 
 1995   NLDS  ATL COL     W   4   3   0   2  1  0  0   1   0   0  .667  .667 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  ATL CIN     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL CLE     W   3   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .500  .667  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   6  17   2   3  1  0  0   0   2   2  .176  .263  .235   1  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   3-1  13  22   2   6  2  0  0   1   3   2  .273  .360  .364   1  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

January 17, 1984: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 8, 1984.

December 20, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

June 14, 1994: Traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Bo Ortiz (minors) (July 14, 1994) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

December 23, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 12, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 31, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 13, 1996: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Chicago Cubs$68,000
1990Chicago Cubs$165,000
1991Chicago Cubs$225,667
1992Chicago Cubs$460,000
1993Chicago Cubs$680,000
1994California Angels$755,718
1995Atlanta Braves$300,000
1996Atlanta Braves$455,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,109,385

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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