Al Smith career ERA
3.72Career Regular Season
Al Smith has a career ERA of 3.72 over 12 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  SF | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4.32 | 66.2 | 27 | 21 | 1.37 | 5 |
| 1935 | SF | 40 | 10 | 8 | 3.41 | 124.0 | 44 | 32 | 1.27 | 5 |
| 1936 | SF | 43 | 14 | 13 | 3.78 | 209.1 | 89 | 69 | 1.37 | 2 |
| 1937 | SF | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4.20 | 85.2 | 41 | 30 | 1.41 | 0 |
| 1938 |  PHI | 37 | 1 | 4 | 6.28 | 86.0 | 46 | 40 | 1.80 | 1 |
| 1939 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 1.78 | 0 |
| 1940 |  CLE | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3.44 | 183.0 | 46 | 55 | 1.32 | 2 |
| 1941 | CLE | 29 | 12 | 13 | 3.83 | 206.2 | 76 | 75 | 1.35 | 0 |
| 1942 | CLE | 30 | 10 | 15 | 3.96 | 168.1 | 66 | 71 | 1.39 | 0 |
| 1943 | CLE | 29 | 17 | 7 | 2.55 | 208.1 | 72 | 72 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1944 | CLE | 28 | 7 | 13 | 3.42 | 181.2 | 44 | 69 | 1.46 | 0 |
| 1945 | CLE | 21 | 5 | 12 | 3.84 | 133.2 | 34 | 48 | 1.41 | 1 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 2.55 in 1943.
- Most recent: 3.84 in 1945.
Average of 12 regular seasons, 1934 through 1945. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 31, 2026.