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John Smiley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 180lb (193cm, 81kg)

Born: March 17, 1965 in Phoenixville, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Perkiomen School (Pennsburg, PA).

High Schools: Graterford HS (Graterford, PA), Perkiomen School (Pennsburg, PA)

Debut: September 1, 1986 (Age 21-168d, 15,236th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 30, 1997 (Age 32-166d)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: John Patrick Smiley

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.0

126

103

ERA

3.80

361

280

1907.2

1284

WHIP

1.226

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1983	18	PIT-min	Rk	3	4	.429	5.92	12	12	0	0	0	0	65.1	69	45	43	5	27	0	42	1	2	7				1.469	9.5	0.7	3.7	5.8	1.56	BRD GULF
1984	19	PIT-min	A	5	11	.313	3.95	21	19	2	2	0	1	130.0	119	73	57	12	41	1	73	2	1	4				1.231	8.2	0.8	2.8	5.1	1.78	MAC SALL
1985	20	PIT-min	A	5	10	.333	4.85	26	26	0	1	1	0	144.2	148	91	78	15	64	0	115	6	3	7				1.465	9.2	0.9	4.0	7.2	1.80	MAC,PRW SALL,CARL
1986	21	PIT-min	A	2	4	.333	3.10	48	2	36	0	0	14	90.0	64	35	31	2	40	1	93	1	2	2				1.156	6.4	0.2	4.0	9.3	2.33	PRW CARL
1986	21	PIT	NL	1	0	1.000	3.86	12	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	4	6	5	2	4	0	9	0	0	0	42	103	4.49	0.686	3.1	1.5	3.1	6.9	2.25
1987	22	PIT	NL	5	5	.500	5.76	63	0	19	0	0	4	75.0	69	49	48	7	50	8	58	0	1	5	336	71	4.54	1.587	8.3	0.8	6.0	7.0	1.16
1988	23	PIT	NL	13	11	.542	3.25	34	32	0	5	1	0	205.0	185	81	74	15	46	4	129	3	6	6	835	104	3.18	1.127	8.1	0.7	2.0	5.7	2.80
1989	24	PIT	NL	12	8	.600	2.81	28	28	0	8	1	0	205.1	174	78	64	22	49	5	123	4	2	5	835	120	3.73	1.086	7.6	1.0	2.1	5.4	2.51
1990	25	PIT	NL	9	10	.474	4.64	26	25	0	2	0	0	149.1	161	83	77	15	36	1	86	2	2	2	632	78	3.73	1.319	9.7	0.9	2.2	5.2	2.39
1991	26	PIT	NL	20	8	.714	3.08	33	32	0	2	1	0	207.2	194	78	71	17	44	0	129	3	1	3	836	116	3.36	1.146	8.4	0.7	1.9	5.6	2.93	AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
1992	27	MIN	AL	16	9	.640	3.21	34	34	0	5	2	0	241.0	205	93	86	17	65	0	163	6	0	4	970	126	3.23	1.120	7.7	0.6	2.4	6.1	2.51
1993	28	CIN	NL	3	9	.250	5.62	18	18	0	2	0	0	105.2	117	69	66	15	31	0	60	2	1	2	455	72	4.63	1.401	10.0	1.3	2.6	5.1	1.94
1994	29	CIN	NL	11	10	.524	3.86	24	24	0	1	1	0	158.2	169	80	68	18	37	3	112	4	2	4	672	109	3.97	1.298	9.6	1.0	2.1	6.4	3.03
1995	30	CIN	NL	12	5	.706	3.46	28	27	0	1	0	0	176.2	173	72	68	11	39	3	124	4	1	5	724	119	3.24	1.200	8.8	0.6	2.0	6.3	3.18	AS
1996	31	CIN	NL	13	14	.481	3.64	35	34	0	2	2	0	217.1	207	100	88	20	54	5	171	4	1	7	889	116	3.60	1.201	8.6	0.8	2.2	7.1	3.17
1997	32	TOT	MLB	11	14	.440	5.31	26	26	0	0	0	0	154.1	184	99	91	26	41	3	120	7	0	5	674	83	4.68	1.458	10.7	1.5	2.4	7.0	2.93
1997	32	CIN	NL	9	10	.474	5.23	20	20	0	0	0	0	117.0	139	76	68	17	31	3	94	6	0	2	514	82	4.34	1.453	10.7	1.3	2.4	7.2	3.03
1997	32	CLE	AL	2	4	.333	5.54	6	6	0	0	0	0	37.1	45	23	23	9	10	0	26	1	0	3	160	85	5.73	1.473	10.8	2.2	2.4	6.3	2.60
1998			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1999			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
12 Yrs				126	103	.550	3.80	361	280	21	28	8	4	1907.2	1842	888	806	185	496	32	1284	39	17	48	7900	102	3.69	1.226	8.7	0.9	2.3	6.1	2.59
162 Game Avg.				13	11	.550	3.80	38	30	2	3	1	0	202	195	94	86	20	53	3	136	4	2	5	838	102	3.69	1.226	8.7	0.9	2.3	6.1	2.59

PIT (6 yrs)				60	42	.588	3.57	196	117	21	17	3	4	854.0	787	375	339	78	229	18	534	12	12	21	3516	99	3.59	1.190	8.3	0.8	2.4	5.6	2.33
CIN (5 yrs)				48	48	.500	4.16	125	123	0	6	3	0	775.1	805	397	358	81	192	14	561	20	5	20	3254	100	3.84	1.286	9.3	0.9	2.2	6.5	2.92
MIN (1 yr)				16	9	.640	3.21	34	34	0	5	2	0	241.0	205	93	86	17	65	0	163	6	0	4	970	126	3.23	1.120	7.7	0.6	2.4	6.1	2.51
CLE (1 yr)				2	4	.333	5.54	6	6	0	0	0	0	37.1	45	23	23	9	10	0	26	1	0	3	160	85	5.73	1.473	10.8	2.2	2.4	6.3	2.60

NL (11 yrs)				108	90	.545	3.85	321	240	21	23	6	4	1629.1	1592	772	697	159	421	32	1095	32	17	41	6770	100	3.71	1.235	8.8	0.9	2.3	6.0	2.60
AL (2 yrs)				18	13	.581	3.52	40	40	0	5	2	0	278.1	250	116	109	26	75	0	189	7	0	7	1130	117	3.57	1.168	8.1	0.8	2.4	6.1	2.52