Clay Smith career ERA

5.49Career Regular Season

Clay Smith has a career ERA of 5.49 over 2 regular seasons.

  • Best season on file: 5.08 in 1940.

Average of 2 regular seasons, 1938 through 1940. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

Clay Smith career ERA, season by season
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.
1938CLE4006.5511.0321.820
1940DET14115.0828.114131.590

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV

Clay Smith, 1940 regular season

GP
14
R
0
H
32
K
14
L
1
W
1
BB
13
ER
16