Joe Smith

Q: When was Joe Smith born?

Joe Smith was born on March 22, 1984.

Q: Where was Joe Smith born?

Joe Smith was born in Cincinnati, OH .

Q: How tall is Joe Smith?

Joe Smith is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Joe Smith weigh when playing?

Joe Smith weighed 211 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Joe Smith in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Smith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Joe Smith drafted?

Joe Smith was drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wright State University (Dayton, OH) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Joe Smith have?

Joe Smith had 666 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Joe Smith played for?

Joe Smith played for 9 teams; the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins.

Q: What is Joe Smith's Twitter account?

Joe Smith is on Twitter at JSThree8 .

Q: What are Joe Smith's nicknames?

Sidewinder, Smitty are nicknames for Joe Smith.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 211lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: March 22, 1984 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wright State University (Dayton, OH).

High School: Amelia HS (Batavia, OH)

School: Wright State University (Dayton, OH)

Debut: April 1, 2007 (Age 23-010d, 19,028th in major league history)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 2, 2022 (Age 38-133d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: Meister Sports Mgmt, Rick Oliver

Full Name: Joseph Michael Smith

Nicknames: Sidewinder or Smitty

Twitter: @JSThree8

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.14

866

762.1

666

WHIP

1.190

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
2006	22	NYM-min	A-,AA	0	3	.000	2.48	27	0	20	0	0	9	32.2	22	11	9	1	14	2	40	5	0	3	137			1.102	6.1	0.3	3.9	11.0	2.86	BKN,BNG NYPL,EL
2007	23	NYM-min	AAA	0	0		2.00	8	0	4	0	0	2	9.0	7	3	2	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	35			1.222	7.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	1.25	NOR PCL
2007	23	NYM	NL	3	2	.600	3.45	54	0	14	0	0	0	44.1	48	18	17	3	21	4	45	7	0	2	205	126	3.98	1.556	9.7	0.6	4.3	9.1	2.14
2008	24	NYM	NL	6	3	.667	3.55	82	0	12	0	0	0	63.1	51	28	25	4	31	4	52	4	0	1	271	119	3.97	1.295	7.2	0.6	4.4	7.4	1.68
2009	25	CLE-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	20			1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	10.8	6.00	CLB IL
2009	25	CLE	AL	0	0		3.44	37	0	5	0	0	0	34.0	30	16	13	4	13	0	30	0	0	2	142	125	4.01	1.265	7.9	1.1	3.4	7.9	2.31
2010	26	CLE-min	AAA	2	1	.667	1.96	20	0	4	0	0	2	23.0	17	8	5	0	10	1	19	0	0	2	93			1.174	6.7	0.0	3.9	7.4	1.90	CLB IL
2010	26	CLE	AL	2	2	.500	3.83	53	0	7	0	0	0	40.0	30	18	17	4	24	2	32	1	1	0	170	104	4.65	1.350	6.8	0.9	5.4	7.2	1.33
2011	27	CLE-min	AA	0	0		2.45	4	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	14			0.818	2.5	0.0	4.9	17.2	3.50	AKR EL
2011	27	CLE	AL	3	3	.500	2.01	71	0	13	0	0	0	67.0	52	16	15	1	21	1	45	2	0	2	267	196	2.91	1.090	7.0	0.1	2.8	6.0	2.14
2012	28	CLE	AL	7	4	.636	2.96	72	0	12	0	0	0	67.0	53	27	22	4	25	4	53	2	1	1	278	132	3.50	1.164	7.1	0.5	3.4	7.1	2.12
2013	29	CLE	AL	6	2	.750	2.29	70	0	20	0	0	3	63.0	54	17	16	5	23	2	54	3	0	3	259	167	3.60	1.222	7.7	0.7	3.3	7.7	2.35
2014	30	LAA	AL	7	2	.778	1.81	76	0	26	0	0	15	74.2	45	16	15	4	15	3	68	6	0	4	285	200	2.85	0.804	5.4	0.5	1.8	8.2	4.53
2015	31	LAA	AL	5	5	.500	3.58	70	0	13	0	0	5	65.1	64	26	26	4	19	4	57	2	0	1	271	106	3.15	1.270	8.8	0.6	2.6	7.9	3.00
2016	32	LAA-CHC-min	A+,AAA	0	0		0.00	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	12			0.250	2.3	0.0	0.0	9.0		SBR,IWA CALL,PCL
2016	32	TOT	MLB	2	5	.286	3.46	54	0	19	0	0	6	52.0	47	20	20	8	18	3	40	6	1	0	217	119	4.99	1.250	8.1	1.4	3.1	6.9	2.22
2016	32	LAA	AL	1	4	.200	3.82	38	0	16	0	0	6	37.2	36	16	16	4	13	3	25	5	1	0	160	106	4.63	1.301	8.6	1.0	3.1	6.0	1.92
2016	32	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	2.51	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.1	11	4	4	4	5	0	15	1	0	0	57	170	5.94	1.116	6.9	2.5	3.1	9.4	3.00
2017	33	TOR-min	AAA	0	0		3.86	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9			1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	11.6		BFL IL
2017	33	TOT	AL	3	0	1.000	3.33	59	0	3	0	0	1	54.0	46	20	20	4	10	1	71	1	0	0	214	136	2.10	1.037	7.7	0.7	1.7	11.8	7.10
2017	33	TOR	AL	3	0	1.000	3.28	38	0	1	0	0	0	35.2	30	13	13	3	10	1	51	1	0	0	144	137	2.32	1.121	7.6	0.8	2.5	12.9	5.10
2017	33	CLE	AL	0	0		3.44	21	0	2	0	0	1	18.1	16	7	7	1	0	0	20	0	0	0	70	135	1.69	0.873	7.9	0.5	0.0	9.8
2018	34	HOU-min	AA	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10			2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	4.5		CPC TL
2018	34	HOU	AL	5	1	.833	3.74	56	0	13	0	0	0	45.2	34	20	19	7	12	0	46	2	0	1	180	112	4.06	1.007	6.7	1.4	2.4	9.1	3.83
2019	35	HOU-min	AAA,AA	0	0		4.50	6	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	9	0	0	0	24			1.000	7.5	3.0	1.5	13.5	9.00	RRK,CPC PCL,TL
2019	35	HOU	AL	1	0	1.000	1.80	28	0	4	0	0	0	25.0	19	6	5	2	5	0	22	0	0	0	96	260	3.09	0.960	6.8	0.7	1.8	7.9	4.40
2020			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Opted Out During COVID-19 Pandemic)
2021	37	HOU-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.5		SKT AAAW
2021	37	TOT	AL	4	4	.500	4.99	50	0	12	0	0	0	39.2	47	23	22	5	8	2	34	3	0	2	173	86	3.93	1.387	10.7	1.1	1.8	7.7	4.25
2021	37	HOU	AL	1	1	.500	7.48	27	0	10	0	0	0	21.2	35	18	18	4	4	0	17	3	0	2	103	58	4.97	1.800	14.5	1.7	1.7	7.1	4.25
2021	37	SEA	AL	3	3	.500	2.00	23	0	2	0	0	0	18.0	12	5	4	1	4	2	17	0	0	0	70	210	2.67	0.889	6.0	0.5	2.0	8.5	4.25
2022	38	MIN	AL	1	1	.500	4.61	34	0	3	0	0	0	27.1	33	18	14	7	9	1	17	1	1	0	122	85	6.29	1.537	10.9	2.3	3.0	5.6	1.89
15 Yrs				55	34	.618	3.14	866	0	176	0	0	30	762.1	653	289	266	66	254	31	666	40	4	19	3150	129	3.66	1.190	7.7	0.8	3.0	7.9	2.62
162 Game Avg.				4	3	.618	3.14	68	0	14	0	0	2	60	51	23	21	5	20	2	52	3	0	1	247	129	3.66	1.190	7.7	0.8	3.0	7.9	2.62
				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
CLE (6 yrs)				18	11	.621	2.80	324	0	59	0	0	4	289.1	235	101	90	19	106	9	234	8	2	8	1186	143	3.49	1.179	7.3	0.6	3.3	7.3	2.21
LAA (3 yrs)				13	11	.542	2.89	184	0	55	0	0	26	177.2	145	58	57	12	47	10	150	13	1	5	716	131	3.34	1.081	7.3	0.6	2.4	7.6	3.19
HOU (3 yrs)				7	2	.778	4.09	111	0	27	0	0	0	92.1	88	44	42	13	21	0	85	5	0	3	379	106	4.01	1.181	8.6	1.3	2.0	8.3	4.05
NYM (2 yrs)				9	5	.643	3.51	136	0	26	0	0	0	107.2	99	46	42	7	52	8	97	11	0	3	476	122	3.98	1.402	8.3	0.6	4.3	8.1	1.87
MIN (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.61	34	0	3	0	0	0	27.1	33	18	14	7	9	1	17	1	1	0	122	85	6.29	1.537	10.9	2.3	3.0	5.6	1.89
CHC (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.51	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.1	11	4	4	4	5	0	15	1	0	0	57	170	5.94	1.116	6.9	2.5	3.1	9.4	3.00
SEA (1 yr)				3	3	.500	2.00	23	0	2	0	0	0	18.0	12	5	4	1	4	2	17	0	0	0	70	210	2.67	0.889	6.0	0.5	2.0	8.5	4.25
TOR (1 yr)				3	0	1.000	3.28	38	0	1	0	0	0	35.2	30	13	13	3	10	1	51	1	0	0	144	137	2.32	1.121	7.6	0.8	2.5	12.9	5.10

AL (13 yrs)				45	28	.616	3.09	714	0	147	0	0	30	640.1	543	239	220	55	197	23	554	28	4	16	2617	130	3.55	1.156	7.6	0.8	2.8	7.8	2.81
NL (3 yrs)				10	6	.625	3.39	152	0	29	0	0	0	122.0	110	50	46	11	57	8	112	12	0	3	533	126	4.21	1.369	8.1	0.8	4.2	8.3	1.96

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joe Smith?

Joe Smith is 39 years old.

When was Joe Smith born?

Joe Smith was born on March 22, 1984.

Where was Joe Smith born?

Joe Smith was born in Cincinnati, OH.

How tall is Joe Smith?

Joe Smith is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Smith weigh when playing?

Joe Smith weighed 211 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Joe Smith play?

Joe Smith played 15 seasons.

Is Joe Smith in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Smith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Joe Smith drafted?

Joe Smith was drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wright State University (Dayton, OH).

What position did Joe Smith play?

Joe Smith was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Joe Smith have?

Joe Smith had 666 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Joe Smith played for?

Joe Smith played for 9 teams; the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins.

When did Joe Smith retire?

Joe Smith last played in 2022.

What is Joe Smith's Twitter account?

Joe Smith is on Twitter at JSThree8.

What are Joe Smith's nicknames?