Bob Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1937)

W–L 106–139
ERA 3.94
WHIP 1.40
SO 618
Pitcher PIV -2859.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 175 lb
Born
4/22/1895 in Rogersville, TN, USA
Died
7/19/1987 in Waycross, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1923-04-19
Last Game
1937-08-06

Full name: Robert Eldridge Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
106 139 435 229 128 16 40 2246.3 2,472 983 132 670 618 3.94 -2859.9

Career ERA 3.94 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 8.5% 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
1925 BSN NL 5 3 13 10 6 0 0 92.7 110 46 36 19 4.47 4.55 (+2%) -1499.8
1926 BSN NL 10 13 33 23 14 4 1 201.3 199 84 75 44 3.75 4.11 (+9%) -1452.2
1927 BSN NL 10 18 41 32 16 1 3 260.7 297 109 75 81 3.76 4.08 (+8%) 1919.4
1928 BSN NL 13 17 38 25 14 0 2 244.3 274 105 74 59 3.87 4.13 (+6%) 27.5
1929 BSN NL 11 17 34 29 19 1 3 231.0 256 120 71 65 4.68 4.60 (-2%) -1396.0
1930 BSN NL 10 14 38 24 14 2 5 219.7 247 104 85 84 4.26 4.80 (+11%) -3975.3
1931 CHN NL 15 12 36 29 18 2 2 240.3 239 86 62 63 3.22 4.10 (+21%) 997.4
1932 CHN NL 4 3 34 11 4 1 2 119.0 148 61 36 35 4.61 4.13 (-12%) 511.7
1933 CIN NL 4 4 16 6 4 0 0 73.7 75 18 11 18 2.20 3.86 (+43%) 853.7
1933 BSN NL 4 3 14 4 3 1 1 58.7 68 21 7 16 3.22 3.86 (+16%) 694.6
1934 BSN NL 6 9 39 5 3 0 5 121.7 133 63 36 26 4.66 4.29 (-9%) -1067.8
1935 BSN NL 8 18 46 20 8 2 5 203.3 232 89 61 58 3.94 4.35 (+9%) -244.5
1936 BSN NL 6 7 35 11 5 2 8 136.0 142 57 35 36 3.77 4.59 (+18%) 2371.8
1937 BSN NL 0 1 18 0 0 0 3 44.0 52 20 6 14 4.09 4.34 (+6%) -600.5
Career · 14 seasons 106 139 435 229 128 16 40 2,246.1 2,472 983 670 618 3.94 — -2,860

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
742 1,689 154 409 64 17 5 166 16 52 110 .242 .265 .309 .574 -5,644

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 14.0% below league average.

Career OBP .265 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career SLG .309 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Career OPS .574 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 22.6% 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
1923 BSN NL 115 375 30 94 16 3 0 40 4 17 35 .251 .282 (-11%) .344 (-17%) .390 (-21%) .734 (-19%) -1201.1
1924 BSN NL 106 347 32 79 12 3 2 38 5 15 26 .228 .283 (-20%) .345 (-25%) .389 (-24%) .734 (-24%) -1419.1
1925 BSN NL 58 174 17 49 9 4 0 23 2 5 6 .282 .288 (-2%) .349 (-14%) .407 (-7%) .756 (-10%) -341.1
1926 BSN NL 40 84 10 25 6 2 0 13 0 2 4 .298 .279 (+6%) .345 (-9%) .390 (+7%) .735 (-1%) -47.6
1927 BSN NL 54 109 10 27 3 1 1 10 0 2 4 .248 .282 (-12%) .344 (-24%) .392 (-18%) .736 (-21%) -392.6
1928 BSN NL 39 92 11 23 2 0 1 8 2 1 6 .250 .280 (-11%) .342 (-25%) .395 (-23%) .737 (-24%) -363.6
1929 BSN NL 39 99 12 17 4 2 1 8 1 2 8 .172 .289 (-41%) .353 (-47%) .415 (-32%) .769 (-39%) -683.1
1930 BSN NL 39 81 7 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 .235 .293 (-20%) .354 (-34%) .429 (-40%) .784 (-37%) -512.2
1931 CHN NL 36 87 7 19 2 0 0 4 0 5 2 .218 .276 (-21%) .338 (-23%) .388 (-38%) .726 (-31%) -424.1
1932 CHN NL 36 42 5 10 4 1 0 4 1 0 2 .238 — — — — 0.0
1933 CIN NL 23 25 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1933 BSN NL 14 20 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1934 BSN NL 42 36 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1935 BSN NL 47 63 3 17 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 .270 .279 (-4%) .342 (-18%) .399 (-32%) .742 (-26%) -259.8
1936 BSN NL 35 45 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 .222 — — — — 0.0
1937 BSN NL 19 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 742 1,689 154 409 64 17 5 166 16 52 110 .242 — — — — -5,644

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
1932 WS CHN 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 1.0 2 1 0 1 9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1932 WS CHN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home35382877195375.236
Away38986178217291.252

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2081171.011624293363343.30
Away2271070.013075563332844.68

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-08-06 BSNCHCL 000000000
1937-07-31 BSNPITW 000000000
1937-07-27 BSNCINL 000000000
1937-07-15 BSNCHCL 000000000
1937-07-04 BSNPHIW 111000010
1937-06-26 BSNCINL 000000000
1937-06-23 BSNPITL 100000000
1937-06-20 BSNSTLL 000000000
1937-06-18 BSNSTLL 000000000
1937-06-10 BSNCINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1937-08-06 BSNCHC — 0.2544012
1937-07-31 BSNPIT SV 1.0000000
1937-07-27 BSNCIN L 0.2122001
1937-07-04 BSNPHI — 4.0844110
1937-06-26 BSNCIN — 1.0100000
1937-06-23 BSNPIT — 4.0531320
1937-06-20 BSNSTL — 1.0100010
1937-06-18 BSNSTL — 1.0222000
1937-06-10 BSNCIN — 0.2100000
1937-06-08 BSNCIN — 7.0400040

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 25 0 55 89 5 17
3B 23 0 18 40 3 5
OF 1 0 0 1 0 0
P 435 0 118 539 13 37
SS 208 0 468 722 68 139

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 BSN 2B 8 0 22 28 0 10
1923 BSN SS 101 0 234 360 35 68
1924 BSN 3B 23 0 18 40 3 5
1924 BSN SS 80 0 180 273 20 54
1925 BSN 2B 15 0 32 51 5 6
1925 BSN OF 1 0 0 1 0 0
1925 BSN P 13 0 1 23 0 1
1925 BSN SS 21 0 45 70 12 13
1926 BSN P 33 0 9 60 2 6
1927 BSN P 41 0 22 63 3 3
1928 BSN P 38 0 16 66 3 5
1929 BSN P 34 0 12 56 1 3
1929 BSN SS 5 0 9 19 1 4
1930 BSN P 38 0 16 47 1 3
1931 CHN P 36 0 8 55 0 4
1932 CHN 2B 2 0 1 10 0 1
1932 CHN P 34 0 7 26 0 3
1933 CIN P 16 0 0 15 2 4
1933 CIN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 BSN P 14 0 1 19 0 0
1934 BSN P 39 0 7 30 0 2
1935 BSN P 46 0 10 39 1 1
1936 BSN P 35 0 8 34 0 2
1937 BSN P 18 0 1 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 435
Second Base 25
Third Base 23
Shortstop 208
Center Field 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bob Smith (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Harry Gumbert
    143-113, 3.68 ERA
  2. 90
    Larry Benton
    127-128, 4.03 ERA
  3. 90
    Guy Bush
    176-136, 3.86 ERA
  4. 89
    Shane Rawley
    111-118, 4.02 ERA
  5. 87
    Eddie Rommel
    171-119, 3.54 ERA
  6. 84
    Sam Gray
    111-115, 4.18 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Smith

What years did Bob Smith play?
Bob Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1937.
Was Bob Smith a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 106 wins and 618 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Smith hit?
Bob Smith hit 5 career home runs with 409 hits.