Billy Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981)

W–L 1–1
ERA 3.05
WHIP 1.11
SO 3
Pitcher PIV -542.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'7" / 200 lb
Born
9/13/1954 in LaMarque, TX, USA
Died
4/5/2025 in The Woodlands, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1981-06-09
Last Game
1981-10-03

Full name: Billy Lavern Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 1 10 1 0 0 1 20.7 20 7 3 3 3 3.05 -542.0

Career ERA 3.05 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 14.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1981 HOU NL 1 1 10 1 0 0 1 20.7 20 7 3 3 3.05 3.58 (+15%) -542.0
Career · 1 season 1 1 10 1 0 0 1 20.2 20 7 3 3 3.05 — -542

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1981 HOU NL 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 1 season 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NWDIV HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NWDIV HOU 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home120000.000
Away900000—

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home17.050110.00
Away913.2157224.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1981-10-03 HOULADL 000000000
1981-10-02 HOULADL 000000000
1981-09-18 HOUSFGL 000000000
1981-09-08 HOUATLL 000000000
1981-08-29 HOUPHIW 200000002
1981-08-23 HOUPHIL 000000000
1981-08-22 HOUPHIL 000000000
1981-08-12 HOUSFGW 000000000
1981-08-11 HOUSFGL 000000000
1981-06-09 HOUPHIL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1981-10-03 HOULAD — 1.0100010
1981-10-02 HOULAD — 2.0411100
1981-09-18 HOUSFG — 2.0100000
1981-09-08 HOUATL L 0.0211000
1981-08-29 HOUPHI W 7.0500110
1981-08-23 HOUPHI — 2.0000000
1981-08-22 HOUPHI — 2.0433002
1981-08-12 HOUSFG SV 1.0000010
1981-08-11 HOUSFG — 1.2000100
1981-06-09 HOUPHI — 2.0322001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 10 1 2 3 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1981 HOU P 10 1 2 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 10

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Sam Houston State University Huntsville TX 1976, 1977
Wharton County Junior College Wharton TX 1974, 1975

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Smith

Was Billy Smith a pitcher?
Yes. Billy Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 3 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Billy Smith hit?
Billy Smith hit 0 career home runs.