Elmer Smith career ERA
3.35Career Regular Season
Elmer Smith has a career ERA of 3.35 over 7 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 2.74 in 1888.
- Most recent: 18.00 in 1898.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| 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. | ||
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| 1886 |  CIN | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3.75 | 81.2 | 41 | 54 | 1.46 | 0 |
| 1887 | CIN | 52 | 34 | 17 | 2.94 | 447.1 | 176 | 126 | 1.18 | 0 |
| 1888 | CIN | 40 | 22 | 17 | 2.74 | 348.1 | 154 | 89 | 1.14 | 0 |
| 1889 | CIN | 29 | 9 | 12 | 4.88 | 203.0 | 104 | 101 | 1.74 | 0 |
| 1892 |  PIT | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3.63 | 134.0 | 51 | 58 | 1.48 | 0 |
| 1894 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.75 | 0 |
| 1898 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 5.00 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV