George Smith Stats

George Smith was born on Sunday, October 27, 1901, in Louisville, Kentucky. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1926, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 George Smith baseball stats page.

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George Smith
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   George Shelby Smith
Nickname:   None
Born On:   10-27-1901
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Louisville, Kentucky
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-26-1981
Place of Death Data Died In:   Richmond, Virginia
Cemetery:   Sunset Memorial Park, Richmond, Virginia
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-21-1926 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-17-1930
Draft:   Not Applicable
George Smith

George 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
1926 Tigers 23 1 17 1 2 .333 6.95 0 0 0 44.0 215 55 34 37 3 33 - 15 0 2 1 -
1927 Tigers 29 0 13 4 1 .800 3.91 0 0 0 71.1 318 62 31 38 3 50 - 32 0 2 0 -
1928 Tigers 39 2 21 1 1 .500 4.42 0 0 3 106.0 466 103 52 55 3 50 - 54 2 0 0 -
1929 Tigers 14 2 3 3 2 .600 5.80 1 0 0 35.2 178 42 23 33 1 36 - 13 2 0 0 -
1930 Red Sox 27 2 19 1 2 .333 6.60 0 0 0 73.2 356 92 54 62 7 49 - 21 3 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 132 7 73 10 8 .556 5.28 1 0 3 330.2 1,533 354 194 225 17 218 - 135 7 5 1 -
George Smith

George Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1926 Tigers 23 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 1 1 - 0 - .000 .167 .000
1927 Tigers 29 19 5 7 0 0 2 0 6 0 - 4 1 - 0 - .368 .368 .684
1928 Tigers 39 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 1 - 0 - .111 .143 .111
1929 Tigers 14 12 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 1 0 - 0 - .417 .500 .500
1930 Red Sox 29 24 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 0 - 0 - .333 .333 .458
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 134 87 14 23 2 1 2 0 9 4 - 20 3 - 0 - .264 .297 .379
George Smith

George Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1926 Tigers P 23 1 132 13 0.6 11 5 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 2.25 -
1927 Tigers P 29 0 214 22 0.8 19 4 15 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .864 2.40 -
1928 Tigers P 39 2 318 23 0.6 21 8 13 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.78 -
1929 Tigers P 14 2 107 17 1.2 14 3 11 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .824 3.53 -
1930 Red Sox P 27 2 221 21 0.8 20 5 15 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.44 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 132 7 992 96 0.7 85 25 60 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .885 2.31 --
5 Years 132 7 992 96 0.7 85 25 60 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .885 2.31 --
George Smith

George Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1926 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.45 3.07 6.75
1927 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 9.5 4.8 3.2 0.64 4.04 6.31
1928 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 0.0 1.08 4.58 4.25
1929 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 12.0 6.0 0.36 3.28 9.08
1930 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.43 2.57 5.99
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 43.5 4.4 9.7 0.62 3.67 5.93
George Smith

George Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1926 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -


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