Elmer Smith Stats

Elmer Smith was born on Monday, March 23, 1868, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Smith was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1886, with the Cincinnati Red Stockings. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Elmer Smith baseball stats page.

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Elmer Smith
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Elmer Ellsworth Smith
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-23-1868
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-03-1945
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   178
First Game:   09-10-1886 (Age 18)
Last Game:   06-15-1901
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elmer Smith

Elmer Smith Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1886 Red Stockings 10 10 0 4 5 .444 3.75 9 0 0 81.2 362 65 34 62 1 54 - 41 0 3 0 -
1887 Red Stockings 52 52 0 34 17 .667 2.94 49 3 0 447.1 1,872 400 146 224 5 126 - 176 0 9 0 -
1888 Red Stockings 40 40 0 22 17 .564 2.74 37 5 0 348.1 1,431 309 106 167 1 89 - 154 0 0 0 -
1889 Red Stockings 29 22 7 9 12 .429 4.88 16 0 0 203.0 932 253 110 171 11 101 - 104 11 0 0 -
1892 Pirates 17 13 4 6 7 .462 3.63 12 1 0 134.0 0 140 54 94 2 58 - 51 3 0 0 -
1894 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 0 4.0 0 6 2 2 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 -
1898 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 1.0 0 2 2 2 0 3 - 0 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 150 137 11 75 58 .564 3.35 123 9 0 1,219.1 4,597 1,175 454 722 20 432 - 526 15 12 0 -
Elmer Smith

Elmer Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1886 Red Stockings 10 28 6 8 1 1 0 0 2 9 - - - - 0 - .286 .459 .393
1887 Red Stockings 52 197 26 58 10 6 0 0 23 11 - - - - 1 - .294 .335 .350
1888 Red Stockings 40 129 15 29 4 1 0 0 9 20 - - - - 0 - .225 .329 .271
1889 Red Stockings 29 83 12 23 3 1 2 0 17 7 - 18 - - 2 - .277 .348 .410
1892 Pirates 138 511 86 140 16 14 4 0 63 82 - 43 - - 1 - .274 .375 .384
1893 Pirates 128 518 121 179 26 23 7 0 103 77 - 23 - - 5 - .346 .435 .525
1894 Pirates 125 489 128 174 33 19 6 0 72 65 - 12 10 - 5 - .356 .436 .538
1895 Pirates 124 480 88 145 14 12 1 0 81 55 - 25 3 - 6 - .302 .381 .388
1896 Pirates 122 484 121 175 21 14 6 0 94 74 - 18 6 - 8 - .362 .454 .500
1897 Pirates 123 467 99 145 19 17 6 0 54 70 - - 6 - 7 - .310 .408 .463
1898 Reds 123 486 79 166 21 10 1 0 66 69 - - 6 - 2 - .342 .425 .432
1899 Reds 87 339 65 101 13 6 1 0 24 47 - - 7 - 1 - .298 .385 .381
1900 Reds 29 111 14 31 4 4 1 0 18 18 - - 0 - 2 - .279 .389 .414
1900 Giants 85 312 47 81 9 7 2 0 34 24 - - 9 - 2 - .260 .317 .353
1901 Pirates 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - - 0 - 0 - .000 .333 .000
1901 Beaneaters 16 57 5 10 2 1 0 0 3 6 - - 1 - 0 - .175 .254 .246
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 1,235 4,695 912 1,465 196 136 37 0 663 636 - 139 48 - 42 - .312 .399 .435
Elmer Smith

Elmer Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1886 Red Stockings LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1886 Red Stockings P 9 9 218 5 0.6 3 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 0.37 -
1887 Red Stockings CF 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1887 Red Stockings P 52 52 1,342 87 1.7 74 7 67 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .851 1.49 -
1888 Red Stockings CF 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1888 Red Stockings P 40 40 1,045 74 1.9 62 4 58 12 0 n/a n/a n/a .838 1.60 -
1889 Red Stockings P 29 22 609 28 1.0 23 2 21 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .821 1.02 -
1892 Pirates OF 124 - - 269 2.2 238 223 15 31 0 n/a n/a n/a .885 0.00 -
1892 Pirates P 17 13 402 38 2.2 32 9 23 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .842 2.15 -
1893 Pirates LF 128 - - 316 2.5 291 271 20 25 7 n/a n/a n/a .921 0.00 -
1894 Pirates OF 125 - - 314 2.5 293 275 18 21 8 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
1894 Pirates P 1 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1895 Pirates LF 123 - - 297 2.4 266 250 16 31 2 n/a n/a n/a .896 0.00 -
1896 Pirates LF 122 - - 334 2.7 316 302 14 18 6 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1897 Pirates LF 123 - - 292 2.4 264 245 19 28 1 n/a n/a n/a .904 0.00 -
1898 Reds LF 123 - - 311 2.5 295 280 15 16 5 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 -
1898 Reds P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1899 Reds OF 87 - - 206 2.4 190 178 12 16 3 n/a n/a n/a .922 0.00 -
1900 Reds LF 27 - - 71 2.6 66 63 3 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .930 0.00 -
1900 Giants RF 83 - - 106 1.3 101 91 10 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1901 Pirates LF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1901 Beaneaters OF 15 - - 24 1.6 20 19 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 648 0 0 1,624 2.5 1,501 1,414 87 123 22 n/a n/a n/a .924 0.00 --
OF Totals 351 0 0 813 2.3 741 695 46 72 11 n/a n/a n/a .911 0.00 --
P Totals 149 136 3,631 232 1.6 194 22 172 38 2 n/a n/a n/a .836 1.44 --
RF Totals 83 0 0 106 1.3 101 91 10 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 --
CF Totals 4 0 0 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
14 Years 1,235 136 3,631 2,777 2.2 2,539 2,224 315 238 37 n/a n/a n/a .914 18.88 --
Elmer Smith

Elmer Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1886 Red Stockings 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 14.0 0.76 4.52 5.95
1887 Red Stockings 5 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 8.6 1.40 3.54 2.54
1888 Red Stockings 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 14.3 1.73 3.98 2.30
1889 Red Stockings 1 - - - - n/a 41.5 4.6 4.9 1.03 4.61 4.48
1892 Pirates 22 - - - - n/a 127.8 11.9 8.1 0.88 3.43 3.90
1893 Pirates 26 - - - - n/a 74.0 22.5 5.0 - - -
1894 Pirates 33 - - - - n/a 81.5 40.8 6.8 0.00 0.00 2.25
1895 Pirates 34 - - - - n/a 480.0 19.2 5.9 - - -
1896 Pirates 33 - - - - n/a 80.7 26.9 5.1 - - -
1897 Pirates 25 - - - - n/a 77.8 0.0 8.6 - - -
1898 Reds 20 - - - - n/a 486.0 0.0 7.4 0.00 0.00 27.00
1899 Reds 10 - - - - n/a 339.0 0.0 14.1 - - -
1900 Reds 5 - - - - n/a 111.0 0.0 6.2 - - -
1900 Giants 14 - - - - n/a 156.0 0.0 9.2 - - -
1901 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1901 Beaneaters 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 19.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 232 - - - - n/a 126.9 33.8 7.1 1.22 3.88 3.19
Elmer Smith

Elmer Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1896 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1897 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1898 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1899 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1900 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1900 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1901 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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