Bill Smith was born on Friday, June 8, 1934, in Washington, D.C.. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1958, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Bill Smith baseball stats page.
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Bill SmithBill Smith Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1958 | 24 | Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 25 | Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 28 | Phillies | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 217 | 59 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 3 Years | 32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68.1 | 295 | 82 | 32 | 42 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
Bill SmithBill Smith Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1958 | 24 | Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1959 | 25 | Cardinals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | 28 | Phillies | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .273 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .214 | ||
Bill SmithBill Smith Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1958 Cardinals | P | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.79 |
| 1959 Cardinals | P | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 |
| 1962 Phillies | P | 24 | 5 | 151 | 14 | 0.6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.15 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 32 | 6 | 205 | 18 | 0.6 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.11 | |
| 3 Years | 32 | 6 | 205 | 18 | 0.6 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.11 | |
Bill SmithBill Smith Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1958 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 3.72 |
| 1959 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 4.32 | 3.24 |
| 1962 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 2.60 | 4.65 | 1.79 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 4.48 | 2.24 |
Bill SmithBill Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1958 St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | Undetermined | - | - |
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