Mike Smithson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 215lb (203cm, 97kg)

Born: January 21, 1955 in Centerville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN).

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: August 27, 1982 (Age 27-218d, 12,256th in MLB history)
vs. BAL 8.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 28, 1989 (Age 34-250d)
vs. MIL 3.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Craig Fenech

Full Name: Billy Mike Smithson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

W

L

ERA

4.58

G

240

GS

204

SV

IP

1356.1

SO

731

WHIP

1.368

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
1976	21	BOS-min	A	4	3	.571	3.09	11	10		2	0	1	64.0	63	27	22	1	20	2	29	5	1	1				1.297	8.9	0.1	2.8	4.1	1.45	WHV FLOR
1977	22	BOS-min	A,AA	13	9	.591	3.09	26	25		11	3	0	175.0	178	63	60	2	41	2	93	6	1	9				1.251	9.2	0.1	2.1	4.8	2.27	WHV,BRI FLOR,EL
1978	23	BOS-min	AA	11	10	.524	4.56	27	26		8	1	0	160.0	178	92	81	12	76	3	86	9	0	9				1.588	10.0	0.7	4.3	4.8	1.13	BRI EL
1979	24	BOS-min	AA	8	12	.400	4.70	48	13		2	0	11	132.0	128	82	69	14	53	5	89	9	0	16				1.371	8.7	1.0	3.6	6.1	1.68	BRI EL
1980	25	BOS-min	AAA	5	9	.357	2.91	50	2		1	0	4	99.0	95	50	32	6	45	13	73	5	0	5				1.414	8.6	0.5	4.1	6.6	1.62	PAW IL
1981	26	BOS-min	AAA	2	4	.333	3.86	34	0	17	0	0	4	91.0	74	44	39	12	45	7	82	4	1	10				1.308	7.3	1.2	4.5	8.1	1.82	PAW IL
1982	27	TEX-min	AAA	11	7	.611	4.54	29	24	3	8	0	0	152.2	149	82	77	21	47	2	144	6	1	6				1.284	8.8	1.2	2.8	8.5	3.06	DEN AA
1982	27	TEX	AL	3	4	.429	5.01	8	8	0	3	0	0	46.2	51	26	26	5	13	2	24	3	0	1	199	78	4.11	1.371	9.8	1.0	2.5	4.6	1.85
1983	28	TEX	AL	10	14	.417	3.91	33	33	0	10	0	0	223.1	233	102	97	14	71	2	135	8	2	8	960	102	3.42	1.361	9.4	0.6	2.9	5.4	1.90
1984	29	MIN	AL	15	13	.536	3.68	36	36	0	10	1	0	252.0	246	113	103	35	54	7	144	8	2	7	1047	114	4.17	1.190	8.8	1.3	1.9	5.1	2.67
1985	30	MIN	AL	15	14	.517	4.34	37	37	0	8	3	0	257.0	264	134	*124*	25	78	1	127	15	1	6	1088	100	4.05	1.331	9.2	0.9	2.7	4.4	1.63
1986	31	MIN	AL	13	14	.481	4.77	34	33	1	8	1	0	198.0	234	123	105	26	57	4	114	14	1	15	880	90	4.40	1.470	10.6	1.2	2.6	5.2	2.00
1987	32	MIN-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.97	6	6	0	2	0	0	38.0	36	22	21	1	17	0	31	4	0	3				1.395	8.5	0.2	4.0	7.3	1.82	POR PCL
1987	32	MIN	AL	4	7	.364	5.94	21	20	0	0	0	0	109.0	126	76	72	17	38	3	53	9	2	4	494	78	5.22	1.505	10.4	1.4	3.1	4.4	1.39
1988	33	BOS-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0				1.143	7.7	0.0	2.6	6.4	2.50	PAW IL
1988	33	BOS	AL	9	6	.600	5.97	31	18	6	1	0	0	126.2	149	87	84	25	37	1	73	6	6	2	561	69	5.20	1.468	10.6	1.8	2.6	5.2	1.97
1989	34	BOS	AL	7	14	.333	4.95	40	19	12	1	1	2	143.2	170	84	79	21	35	5	61	10	0	0	632	84	4.75	1.427	10.6	1.3	2.2	3.8	1.74
8 Yrs				76	86	.469	4.58	240	204	19	41	6	2	1356.1	1473	745	690	168	383	25	731	73	14	43	5861	92	4.30	1.368	9.8	1.1	2.5	4.9	1.91
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.469	4.58	37	31	3	6	1	0	208	226	114	106	26	59	4	112	11	2	7	898	92	4.30	1.368	9.8	1.1	2.5	4.9	1.91

MIN (4 yrs)				47	48	.495	4.46	128	126	1	26	5	0	816.0	870	446	404	103	227	15	438	46	6	32	3509	97	4.33	1.344	9.6	1.1	2.5	4.8	1.93
BOS (2 yrs)				16	20	.444	5.43	71	37	18	2	1	2	270.1	319	171	163	46	72	6	134	16	6	2	1193	76	4.96	1.446	10.6	1.5	2.4	4.5	1.86
TEX (2 yrs)				13	18	.419	4.10	41	41	0	13	0	0	270.0	284	128	123	19	84	4	159	11	2	9	1159	97	3.54	1.363	9.5	0.6	2.8	5.3	1.89