John Smiley stats

Starting Pitcher · #57

Age 61 · 6' 4"

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John Smiley played 12 MLB seasons, 1986 to 1997.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
361
W
126
L
103
ERA
3.80
IP
1,907.2
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.

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.
1986PIT12103.8611.2940.69
1987PIT63555.7675.058501.59
1988PIT3413113.25205.0129461.13
1989PIT281282.81205.1123491.09
1990PIT269104.64149.186361.32
1991PIT332083.08207.2129441.15
1992MIN341693.21241.0163651.12
1993CIN18395.62105.260311.40
1994CIN2411103.86158.2112371.30
1995CIN281253.46176.2124391.20
1996CIN3513143.64217.1171541.20
1997CIN/CLE2611145.31154.1120411.46

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

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; 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.
1986PIT0006.90000
1987PIT0007.00005
1988PIT19515.70006
1989PIT22815.40005
1990PIT12205.20002
1991PIT20215.60003
1992MIN22526.10004
1993CIN8205.10002
1994CIN14116.40004
1995CIN18106.30005
1996CIN20227.10007
1997CIN/CLE13007.00005

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

Bio

Age
61 yearsMar 17, 1965
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Phoenixville, PA

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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