John Smiley ERA in 1996

• 6th-best of John Smiley's 12 seasons on file; the best is 2.81 in 1989.
• Up 0.18 from 3.46 in 1995.

Average of 12 regular seasons, 1986 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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John Smiley ERA in 1996, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1986	PIT	12	1	0	3.86	11.2	9	4	0.69	0
1987	PIT	63	5	5	5.76	75.0	58	50	1.59	4
1988	PIT	34	13	11	3.25	205.0	129	46	1.13	0
1989	PIT	28	12	8	2.81	205.1	123	49	1.09	0
1990	PIT	26	9	10	4.64	149.1	86	36	1.32	0
1991	PIT	33	20	8	3.08	207.2	129	44	1.15	0
1992	MIN	34	16	9	3.21	241.0	163	65	1.12	0
1993	CIN	18	3	9	5.62	105.2	60	31	1.40	0
1994	CIN	24	11	10	3.86	158.2	112	37	1.30	0
1995	CIN	28	12	5	3.46	176.2	124	39	1.20	0
1996	CIN	35	13	14	3.64	217.1	171	54	1.20	0
1997	CIN/CLE	26	11	14	5.31	154.1	120	41	1.46	0

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