Al Smith stats

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Al Smith played 12 MLB seasons, 1953 to 1964.

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Career regular season

GP
1,517
AB
5,357
R
843
H
1,458
HR
164
RBI
676
SB
67
AVG
.272
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1953CLE4715028363142.240
1954CLE13148110113511502.281
1955CLE154607123186227711.306
1956CLE1415268714416716.274
1957CLE13550778125114912.247
1958CHW1394806112112583.252
1959CHW1294726511217557.237
1960CHW1425368016912728.315
1961CHW1475328814828934.278
1962CHW1425116214916823.292
1963BAL1203684510010399.272
1964BOS/CLE9018725336160.176

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
10
AB
34
R
3
H
8
HR
1
RBI
3
SB
0
AVG
.235

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,172
TB
2,300
XBH
468
HBP
63
IBB
30
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1953CLE17354123000
1954CLE583209467000
1955CLE7252875315100
1956CLE626228478700
1957CLE605191394300
1958CHW541190405200
1959CHW529187375300
1960CHW595242463300
1961CHW602269615200
1962CHW575236473700
1963BAL406149283100
1964BOS/CLE21258122100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
18.4
RC
879.8
RC/27
5.90
ISOP
.157
SECA
.287
BB/K
0.88
AB/HR
32.7
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1953CLE-0.120.84.9.1200.30.8500
1954CLE4.188.56.6.1540.31.443.70
1955CLE4.6124.57.7.1660.31.227.60
1956CLE1.694.56.5.1600.31.232.90
1957CLE-0.175.55.1.1300.31.146.10
1958CHW0.165.64.8.1440.20.6400
1959CHW2.061.44.5.1590.30.627.80
1960CHW1.794.16.8.1360.20.844.70
1961CHW2.396.56.6.2270.30.8190
1962CHW2.0896.5.1700.31.031.90
1963BAL0.7545.4.1330.20.436.80
1964BOS/CLE-0.5162.7.1340.20.531.20

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
98 yearsFeb 7, 1928
Debut
1953

What were Al Smith's career stats?

Al Smith played 12 seasons for the Guardians, the White Sox and the Orioles. He was a career .272 hitter with 1,458 hits, 164 home runs and 676 RBI. His best season was 1960: a .315 batting average, 12 home runs and 72 RBI.

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