Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1975
- College
- USC
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1975
- College
- USC
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,653
- AB
- 5,657
- R
- 745
- H
- 1,454
- HR
- 163
- RBI
- 694
- SB
- 27
- AVG
- .257
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TEX | 78 | 250 | 22 | 57 | 3 | 33 | 4 | .228 |
| 1976 |  TEX/MIN | 144 | 513 | 61 | 133 | 3 | 44 | 2 | .259 |
| 1977 | MIN | 150 | 584 | 93 | 135 | 6 | 56 | 5 | .231 |
| 1978 | MIN | 158 | 586 | 80 | 160 | 19 | 77 | 2 | .273 |
| 1979 | MIN | 162 | 621 | 94 | 168 | 24 | 95 | 2 | .271 |
| 1980 | MIN | 133 | 486 | 64 | 135 | 12 | 63 | 3 | .278 |
| 1981 | MIN | 56 | 167 | 24 | 44 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .263 |
| 1982 |  MIN/NYY | 146 | 499 | 57 | 127 | 20 | 67 | 0 | .255 |
| 1983 | NYY | 130 | 451 | 70 | 124 | 18 | 62 | 3 | .275 |
| 1984 |  NYY/CHW | 114 | 344 | 32 | 73 | 11 | 39 | 3 | .212 |
| 1985 | MIN | 129 | 388 | 57 | 100 | 12 | 45 | 0 | .258 |
| 1986 | MIN | 143 | 459 | 59 | 113 | 20 | 57 | 1 | .246 |
| 1987 | MIN | 110 | 309 | 32 | 85 | 8 | 34 | 2 | .275 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .500
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,594
- TB
- 2,237
- XBH
- 432
- HBP
- 14
- IBB
- 47
- GIDP
- 0
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TEX | 286 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | TEX/MIN | 618 | 166 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | MIN | 680 | 184 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MIN | 702 | 254 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | MIN | 729 | 274 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIN | 564 | 197 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIN | 200 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN/NYY | 581 | 206 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 520 | 204 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY/CHW | 385 | 120 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIN | 452 | 156 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 530 | 201 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 347 | 127 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 25.3
- RC
- 838.7
- RC/27
- 5.20
- ISOP
- .138
- SECA
- .273
- BB/K
- 0.85
- AB/HR
- 34.7
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TEX | 0.9 | 26.3 | 3.6 | .068 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 83.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | TEX/MIN | 2.7 | 67.6 | 4.4 | .064 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 171 | 0 |
| 1977 | MIN | 1.4 | 64.9 | 3.7 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 97.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | MIN | 5.7 | 97.8 | 5.7 | .160 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | MIN | 4.1 | 103.8 | 5.8 | .171 | 0.3 | 1 | 25.9 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIN | 3.2 | 77.3 | 5.7 | .128 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 40.5 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIN | 0.5 | 30.4 | 6.6 | .180 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 23.9 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN/NYY | 2.6 | 76.7 | 5.4 | .158 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 2.6 | 76.8 | 6.1 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25.1 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY/CHW | 0.1 | 36.7 | 3.6 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIN | 0.8 | 60.2 | 5.6 | .144 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 0.7 | 72.8 | 5.6 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 0.0 | 47.8 | 5.7 | .136 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 38.6 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Roy Smalley's career stats?
Roy Smalley played 13 seasons for the Rangers, the Twins and the Yankees. He was a career .257 hitter with 1,454 hits, 163 home runs and 694 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .278 batting average, 12 home runs and 63 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1975 to 1987
Championships
- 1987 World Series with the Minnesota Twins
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