Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1978
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1978
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,613
- AB
- 5,170
- R
- 909
- H
- 1,488
- HR
- 98
- RBI
- 533
- SB
- 370
- AVG
- .288
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PHI | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| 1979 | PHI | 17 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 |
| 1980 | PHI | 100 | 298 | 69 | 101 | 3 | 20 | 33 | .339 |
| 1981 | PHI | 62 | 176 | 40 | 57 | 2 | 11 | 21 | .324 |
| 1982 | STL | 156 | 592 | 120 | 182 | 8 | 69 | 68 | .307 |
| 1983 | STL | 130 | 492 | 83 | 158 | 8 | 45 | 43 | .321 |
| 1984 | STL | 145 | 504 | 77 | 126 | 6 | 49 | 50 | .250 |
| 1985 |  STL/KC | 148 | 544 | 92 | 140 | 6 | 48 | 52 | .257 |
| 1986 | KC | 134 | 508 | 80 | 146 | 8 | 44 | 26 | .287 |
| 1987 | KC | 48 | 167 | 26 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 9 | .251 |
| 1988 | ATL | 43 | 114 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .237 |
| 1989 | ATL | 134 | 482 | 89 | 152 | 21 | 79 | 25 | .315 |
| 1990 | ATL | 135 | 466 | 72 | 142 | 9 | 42 | 10 | .305 |
| 1991 | ATL | 122 | 353 | 58 | 97 | 7 | 44 | 9 | .275 |
| 1992 | ATL | 84 | 158 | 23 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 4 | .247 |
| 1993 |  PIT/BAL | 103 | 223 | 43 | 62 | 8 | 27 | 9 | .278 |
| 1994 | BAL | 35 | 59 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .203 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 63
- AB
- 205
- R
- 28
- H
- 57
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 17
- SB
- 9
- AVG
- .278
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,952
- TB
- 2,171
- XBH
- 429
- HBP
- 92
- IBB
- 19
- GIDP
- 69
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PHI | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PHI | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PHI | 331 | 132 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | 202 | 83 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 672 | 257 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 547 | 223 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL | 590 | 172 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL/KC | 613 | 195 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | 568 | 209 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | KC | 197 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL | 125 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATL | 577 | 257 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL | 537 | 214 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | 416 | 139 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATL | 182 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT/BAL | 284 | 100 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | BAL | 72 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 36.3
- RC
- 860.7
- RC/27
- 5.90
- ISOP
- .132
- SECA
- .297
- BB/K
- 0.73
- AB/HR
- 52.8
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PHI | 0.2 | 1.7 | 11.2 | .000 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PHI | -0.2 | 0.9 | 1 | .067 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PHI | 2.1 | 53.6 | 6.6 | .104 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 99.3 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | 2.0 | 34.4 | 7 | .148 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 88 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 5.9 | 102.6 | 6.1 | .127 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 74 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 3.2 | 85.1 | 6.2 | .132 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 61.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL | 1.3 | 70.7 | 4.7 | .091 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 84 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL/KC | 1.5 | 74.3 | 4.7 | .101 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 90.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | 2.0 | 76.8 | 5.4 | .124 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 63.5 | 0 |
| 1987 | KC | -0.3 | 24.2 | 4.9 | .108 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 55.7 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL | 0.5 | 12.3 | 3.7 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 38 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATL | 8.7 | 107.4 | 8.1 | .218 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL | 4.4 | 84.2 | 6.6 | .155 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 51.8 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | 1.6 | 56.4 | 5.7 | .119 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 50.4 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATL | 1.5 | 24.6 | 5.4 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 26.3 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT/BAL | 2.2 | 46.2 | 7.2 | .170 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 27.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | BAL | -0.3 | 5.8 | 3.1 | .051 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Lonnie Smith's career stats?
Lonnie Smith played 17 seasons for the Phillies, the Cardinals, the Royals, the Braves and the Orioles. He was a career .288 hitter with 1,488 hits, 98 home runs and 533 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .339 batting average, 3 home runs and 20 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1978 to 1994
Lonnie Smith finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.
Championships ×3
- 1980 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies
- 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
- 1985 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
All-time career rank
- 93rd in stolen bases (370)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1983 (5th)
- Hits: 1982 (10th)
- Stolen Bases: 1982 (3rd), 1983 (10th), 1984 (7th), 1985 (8th)
- OPS: 1989 (3rd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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