Josh Smith stats
Blue JaysSecond Baseman · #9
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsAug 7, 1997
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 172 lbs
- Experience
- 5 yearsDebut 2022
- Birthplace
- Baton Rouge, LA
- College
- LSU
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2024
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsAug 7, 1997
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 172 lbs
- Experience
- 5 yearsDebut 2022
- Birthplace
- Baton Rouge, LA
- College
- LSU
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2024
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 75
- AB
- 199
- R
- 23
- H
- 42
- HR
- 6
- RBI
- 15
- SB
- 4
- AVG
- .211
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TEX | 73 | 213 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 4 | .197 |
| 2023 | TEX | 90 | 195 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .185 |
| 2024 | TEX | 149 | 523 | 67 | 135 | 13 | 62 | 11 | .258 |
| 2025 | TEX | 144 | 495 | 70 | 124 | 10 | 35 | 12 | .251 |
| 2026 |  TEX/TOR | 75 | 199 | 23 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 4 | .211 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 530
- AB
- 1,621
- R
- 212
- H
- 379
- HR
- 37
- RBI
- 143
- SB
- 32
- AVG
- .234
Expanded
- PA
- 230
- TB
- 66
- XBH
- 11
- HBP
- 2
- IBB
- 1
- GIDP
- 4
- P/PA
- 3.97
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TEX | 253 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | TEX | 232 | 64 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | TEX | 592 | 206 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | TEX | 563 | 181 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 2026 | TEX/TOR | 230 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,866
- TB
- 570
- XBH
- 112
- HBP
- 44
- IBB
- 4
- GIDP
- 17
- P/PA
- 4.04
Advanced
- WAR
- -0.3
- RC
- 21.0
- RC/27
- 3.40
- ISOP
- .121
- SECA
- .261
- BB/K
- 0.47
- AB/HR
- 33.2
- GO/FO
- 0.70
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TEX | 0.2 | 18.7 | 2.8 | .052 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 106.5 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | TEX | 0.9 | 21.1 | 3.4 | .144 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 32.5 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | TEX | 3.2 | 73.7 | 5 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.2 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | TEX | 3.0 | 65.9 | 4.7 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 49.5 | 0.8 |
| 2026 | TEX/TOR | -0.3 | 21 | 3.4 | .121 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 33.2 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
Career regular season
- WAR
- 7.0
- RC
- 200.6
- RC/27
- 4.20
- ISOP
- .118
- SECA
- .242
- BB/K
- 0.47
- AB/HR
- 43.8
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Against other second basemen
2026 regular season, 55 MLB second basemen with 25+ games.
- Home Runs6
Higher than 35% of the other 54 MLB second basemen.
- Batting Average.211
Higher than 13% of the other 54 MLB second basemen.
- RBI15
Higher than 17% of the other 54 MLB second basemen.
Latest performance
Josh Smith
Sep 21 · @ BAL · L 4-3
- AB
- 4
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
Games
All gamesNext
at BALTue, Sep 22
vs BAL since 2022
- 26
- GP
- 92
- AB
- 7
- R
- 18
- H
- 0
- HR
- 4
- RBI
| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 21 | at BALL 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 20 | at TEXW 7-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | atTEXL 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | atTEXL 7-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | vs DETW 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vsDETL 10-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are Josh Smith's career stats?
Josh Smith has played 5 seasons for the Rangers. He is a career .234 hitter with 379 hits, 37 home runs and 143 RBI. His best season so far is 2024: a .258 batting average, 13 home runs and 62 RBI.
Best single games
- Hits: 4 vs SEA on May 4, 2025, W 8-1
- Home Runs: 2 @ HOU on Jul 14, 2024, W 4-2
- RBI: 4 @ HOU on Jul 14, 2024, W 4-2
- Runs: 3 vs CHW on Jun 13, 2025, W 3-1
- Stolen Bases: 1 vs LAA on Sep 22, 2022, W 5-3
- Walks: 3 @ LAA on Jul 30, 2022, L 9-7
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2022.
League leaderboards and awards
5 seasons, 2022 to 2026
Championships
- 2023 World Series with the Texas Rangers
Awards
More on Josh Smith
Playoff series
Josh Smith played 3 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  ARI | Won 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Josh Smith against each club
- vs Seattle Mariners (52)
- vs Athletics (51)
- vs Houston Astros (40)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (39)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (26)
- vs Detroit Tigers (25)
- vs New York Yankees (23)
- vs Minnesota Twins (22)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (22)
- vs Kansas City Royals (20)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (18)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (18)
- vs Boston Red Sox (16)
- vs Chicago White Sox (16)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (15)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (12)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (11)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (11)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (10)
- vs Atlanta Braves (9)
- vs Miami Marlins (9)
- vs New York Mets (9)
- vs San Francisco Giants (9)
- vs Washington Nationals (9)
- vs Chicago Cubs (8)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (7)
- vs San Diego Padres (7)
- vs Colorado Rockies (6)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (6)
- vs Texas Rangers (3)
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