Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Indiana State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Indiana State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 360
- W
- 100
- L
- 115
- ERA
- 3.74
- IP
- 1919.1
- K
- 1,011
- BB
- 583
- WHIP
- 1.34
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ATL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 20.0 | 16 | 13 | 1.45 |
| 1985 | ATL | 42 | 9 | 10 | 3.80 | 147.0 | 85 | 80 | 1.46 |
| 1986 | ATL | 38 | 8 | 16 | 4.05 | 204.2 | 139 | 105 | 1.53 |
| 1987 | ATL | 36 | 15 | 10 | 4.09 | 242.0 | 130 | 91 | 1.39 |
| 1988 | ATL | 23 | 5 | 10 | 4.30 | 140.1 | 59 | 44 | 1.45 |
| 1989 |  ATL/WSH | 48 | 1 | 13 | 3.49 | 147.0 | 93 | 52 | 1.31 |
| 1990 |  WSH/PIT | 33 | 12 | 9 | 2.55 | 215.1 | 130 | 50 | 1.14 |
| 1991 | PIT | 35 | 16 | 10 | 3.20 | 228.0 | 120 | 29 | 1.15 |
| 1992 | PIT | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3.06 | 141.0 | 56 | 19 | 1.11 |
| 1993 | PIT | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4.55 | 83.0 | 32 | 22 | 1.43 |
| 1994 | PIT | 25 | 10 | 8 | 3.27 | 157.0 | 57 | 34 | 1.25 |
| 1995 | BOS | 24 | 8 | 8 | 5.61 | 110.2 | 47 | 23 | 1.51 |
| 1996 | PIT | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5.08 | 83.1 | 47 | 21 | 1.50 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- W
- 1
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 2.96
- IP
- 24.1
- K
- 18
- BB
- 4
- WHIP
- 1.40
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 168
- CG
- 35
- SHO
- 16
- K/9
- 4.7
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 28
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | ATL | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1987 | ATL | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | ATL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | ATL/WSH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990 | WSH/PIT | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | PIT | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | PIT | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | PIT | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | BOS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | PIT | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Zane Smith's career stats?
Zane Smith played 13 seasons for the Braves, the Pirates and the Red Sox. He had 100 wins and 1,011 strikeouts with a 3.74 ERA over 1,919.1 innings. His best season was 1991: 16 wins, a 3.20 ERA and 120 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1984 to 1996
Zane Smith 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.
More on Zane Smith
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