Bob Smith

Positions: Pitcher and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: April 22, 1895 in Rogersville, TN us

Died: July 19, 1987 in Waycross, GA

Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, GA

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 27-362d, 5,236th in MLB history)
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1937 (Age 42-106d)
vs. CHC 0.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Robert Eldridge Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.6

W

106

L

139

ERA

3.94

G

435

GS

229

SV

IP

2246.1

SO

618

WHIP

1.399

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1925	30	BSN	NL	5	3	.625	4.47	13	10	3	6	0	0	92.2	110	51	46	6	36	19	0	0	1	410	90	4.71	1.576	10.7	0.6	3.5	1.8	0.53
1926	31	BSN	NL	10	13	.435	3.75	33	23	9	14	4	2	201.1	199	91	84	10	75	44	0	0	0	845	94	4.24	1.361	8.9	0.4	3.4	2.0	0.59
1927	32	BSN	NL	10	18	.357	3.76	41	31	8	16	1	2	260.2	297	132	109	9	75	81	2	1	1	1110	99	3.74	1.427	10.3	0.3	2.6	2.8	1.08
1928	33	BSN	NL	13	17	.433	3.87	38	26	9	14	0	2	244.1	274	138	105	11	74	59	2	0	3	1056	99	3.94	1.424	10.1	0.4	2.7	2.2	0.80
1929	34	BSN	NL	11	17	.393	4.68	34	29	4	19	1	3	231.0	256	135	120	20	71	65	1	0	3	988	100	4.66	1.416	10.0	0.8	2.8	2.5	0.92
1930	35	BSN	NL	10	14	.417	4.26	38	24	12	14	2	5	219.2	247	115	104	25	85	84	3	0	0	969	116	5.42	1.511	10.1	1.0	3.5	3.4	0.99
1931	36	CHC	NL	15	12	.556	3.22	36	29	5	18	2	2	240.1	239	101	86	10	62	63	1	1	1	1004	120	3.92	1.252	9.0	0.4	2.3	2.4	1.02
1932	37	CHC	NL	4	3	.571	4.61	34	11	12	4	1	2	119.0	148	64	61	4	36	35	3	1	1	538	83	3.85	1.546	11.2	0.3	2.7	2.6	0.97
1933	38	TOT	NL	8	7	.533	2.65	30	10	16	7	1	1	132.1	143	51	39	6	18	34	0	0	1	546	122	3.28	1.217	9.7	0.4	1.2	2.3	1.89
1933	38	CIN	NL	4	4	.500	2.20	16	6	7	4	0	0	73.2	75	27	18	3	11	18	0	0	1	303	154	3.29	1.167	9.2	0.4	1.3	2.2	1.64
1933	38	BSN	NL	4	3	.571	3.22	14	4	9	3	1	1	58.2	68	24	21	3	7	16	0	0	0	243	95	3.28	1.278	10.4	0.5	1.1	2.5	2.29
1934	39	BSN	NL	6	9	.400	4.66	39	5	25	3	0	6	121.2	133	69	63	9	36	26	0	1	0	526	81	4.54	1.389	9.8	0.7	2.7	1.9	0.72
1935	40	BSN	NL	8	18	.308	3.94	46	20	22	8	2	5	203.1	232	105	89	13	61	58	3	0	0	893	96	4.26	1.441	10.3	0.6	2.7	2.6	0.95
1936	41	BSN	NL	6	7	.462	3.77	35	11	20	5	2	8	136.0	142	65	57	3	35	36	1	0	0	581	101	3.82	1.301	9.4	0.2	2.3	2.4	1.03
1937	42	BSN	NL	0	1	.000	4.09	18	0	12	0	0	3	44.0	52	22	20	6	6	14	2	0	0	185	88	4.72	1.318	10.6	1.2	1.2	2.9	2.33
13 Yrs				106	139	.433	3.94	435	229	157	128	16	41	2246.1	2472	1139	983	132	670	618	18	4	11	9651	100	4.22	1.399	9.9	0.5	2.7	2.5	0.92
162 Game Avg.				11	14	.433	3.94	45	23	16	13	2	4	230	253	117	101	14	69	63	2	0	1	988	100	4.22	1.399	9.9	0.5	2.7	2.5	0.92

BSN (11 yrs)				83	120	.409	4.06	349	183	133	102	13	37	1813.1	2010	947	818	115	561	502	14	2	8	7806	98	4.32	1.418	10.0	0.6	2.8	2.5	0.89
CHC (2 yrs)				19	15	.559	3.68	70	40	17	22	3	4	359.1	387	165	147	14	98	98	4	2	2	1542	105	3.89	1.350	9.7	0.4	2.5	2.5	1.00
CIN (1 yr)				4	4	.500	2.20	16	6	7	4	0	0	73.2	75	27	18	3	11	18	0	0	1	303	154	3.29	1.167	9.2	0.4	1.3	2.2	1.64

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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