Dave Smith stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1992

Relief Pitcher · #42

Age 71 · 6' 1"

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Dave Smith played 13 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1992.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
609
W
53
L
53
ERA
2.67
IP
809.1
K
548
BB
283
WHIP
1.21

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard 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.
1980HOU57751.93102.285321.19
1981HOU42532.7675.052231.03
1982HOU49543.8463.128311.58
1983HOU42313.1072.241361.49
1984HOU53542.2177.145201.03
1985HOU64952.2779.140171.08
1986HOU54472.7356.046221.09
1987HOU50231.6560.073211.00
1988HOU51452.6757.138191.38
1989HOU52342.6458.031191.17
1990HOU49662.3960.150201.08
1991CHC35066.0033.016191.76
1992CHC11002.5114.1341.33

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

Career Postseason

GP
7
W
1
L
1
ERA
6.00
IP
6.0
K
10
BB
5
WHIP
2.17

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
6.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1980HOU0007.50000
1981HOU0006.20000
1982HOU0004.00000
1983HOU0005.10000
1984HOU0005.20000
1985HOU0004.50000
1986HOU0007.40000
1987HOU00011.00000
1988HOU0006.00000
1989HOU0004.80000
1990HOU0007.50000
1991CHC0004.40000
1992CHC0001.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
71 yearsJan 21, 1955
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
Richmond, CA
College
San Diego State

What were Dave Smith's career stats?

Dave Smith played 13 seasons for the Astros and the Cubs. He had 53 wins and 548 strikeouts with a 2.67 ERA over 809.1 innings. His best season was 1985: 9 wins, a 2.27 ERA and 40 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1980 to 1992

Dave Smith finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 50th in saves (216)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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