Mike Smithson stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1989

Relief Pitcher

Age 71 · 6' 8"

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Mike Smithson played 8 MLB seasons, 1982 to 1989.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
240
W
76
L
86
ERA
4.58
IP
1,356.1
K
731
BB
383
WHIP
1.37

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.
1982TEX8345.0146.224131.37
1983TEX3310143.91223.1135711.36
1984MIN3615133.68252.0144541.19
1985MIN3715144.34257.0127781.33
1986MIN3413144.77198.0114571.47
1987MIN21475.94109.053381.50
1988BOS31965.97126.273371.47
1989BOS407144.95143.261351.43

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
2.0
K
1
BB
0
WHIP
1.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
41
SHO
6
K/9
4.9
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.
1982TEX0304.60000
1983TEX01005.40000
1984MIN01015.10000
1985MIN0834.40000
1986MIN0815.20000
1987MIN0004.40000
1988BOS0105.20000
1989BOS0113.80000

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

Bio

Age
71 yearsJan 21, 1955
Height
6' 8"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
Centerville, TN
College
Tennessee

What were Mike Smithson's career stats?

Mike Smithson played 8 seasons for the Rangers, the Twins and the Red Sox. He had 76 wins and 731 strikeouts with a 4.58 ERA over 1,356.1 innings. His best season was 1984: 15 wins, a 3.68 ERA and 144 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1 postseason, 1982 to 1989

Championships

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