John Smiley stats
Starting Pitcher · #57
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1986
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1986
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 361
- W
- 126
- L
- 103
- ERA
- 3.80
- IP
- 1907.2
- K
- 1,284
- BB
- 496
- WHIP
- 1.23
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PIT | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 11.2 | 9 | 4 | 0.69 |
| 1987 | PIT | 63 | 5 | 5 | 5.76 | 75.0 | 58 | 50 | 1.59 |
| 1988 | PIT | 34 | 13 | 11 | 3.25 | 205.0 | 129 | 46 | 1.13 |
| 1989 | PIT | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2.81 | 205.1 | 123 | 49 | 1.09 |
| 1990 | PIT | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4.64 | 149.1 | 86 | 36 | 1.32 |
| 1991 | PIT | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3.08 | 207.2 | 129 | 44 | 1.15 |
| 1992 | MIN | 34 | 16 | 9 | 3.21 | 241.0 | 163 | 65 | 1.12 |
| 1993 | CIN | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5.62 | 105.2 | 60 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 1994 | CIN | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3.86 | 158.2 | 112 | 37 | 1.30 |
| 1995 | CIN | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3.46 | 176.2 | 124 | 39 | 1.20 |
| 1996 | CIN | 35 | 13 | 14 | 3.64 | 217.1 | 171 | 54 | 1.20 |
| 1997 |  CIN/CLE | 26 | 11 | 14 | 5.31 | 154.1 | 120 | 41 | 1.46 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- W
- 0
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 6.60
- IP
- 15.0
- K
- 3
- BB
- 1
- WHIP
- 1.67
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 168
- CG
- 28
- SHO
- 8
- K/9
- 6.1
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 48
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | PIT | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1989 | PIT | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1990 | PIT | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | PIT | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | MIN | 22 | 5 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1993 | CIN | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | CIN | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | CIN | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | CIN | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1997 | CIN/CLE | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
What were John Smiley's career stats?
John Smiley played 12 seasons for the Pirates, the Twins and the Reds. He had 126 wins and 1,284 strikeouts with a 3.80 ERA over 1,907.2 innings. His best season was 1991: 20 wins, a 3.08 ERA and 129 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 1997
John Smiley led MLB in wins (1991); finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
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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