What years did Bob Smith play?

Bob Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1959.

Was Bob Smith a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 93 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Smith hit?

Bob Smith hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Bob Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1959)

W–L 4–9

ERA 4.05

WHIP 1.54

SO 93

Pitcher PIV -1069.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 2/1/1930 in Woodsville, NH, USA
Died: 4/1/2013 in Augusta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-04-29
Last Game: 1959-09-23

Full name: Robert Gilchrist Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	9	91	8	2	0	2	166.7	174	75	14	83	93	4.05	-1069.3

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1955	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.7	1	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
1957	SLN	NL	0	0	6	0	0	1	9.7	12	5	6	11	4.66	3.83 (-21%)	0.0
1957	PIT	NL	2	4	20	4	2	0	55.0	48	19	25	35	3.11	3.83 (+19%)	1055.0
1958	PIT	NL	2	2	35	4	0	1	61.0	61	30	31	24	4.43	3.86 (-15%)	-1112.7
1959	PIT	NL	0	0	20	0	0	0	28.3	32	11	17	12	3.49	3.90 (+11%)	-36.0
1959	DET	AL	0	3	9	0	0	0	11.0	20	10	3	10	8.18	3.90 (-110%)	-975.7
Career · 6 seasons			4	9	91	8	2	2	166.2	174	75	83	93	4.05	—	-1,069

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
91	29	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	.069	.067	.069	.136	0

Career AVG .069 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 73.2% below league average.

Career OBP .067 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 79.6% below league average.

Career SLG .069 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 82.4% below league average.

Career OPS .136 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 81.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1955	BOS	AL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	SLN	NL	6	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	PIT	NL	20	13	1	0	9	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	PIT	NL	35	11	1	1	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	PIT	NL	20	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	DET	AL	9	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			91	29	2	1	16	.069	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	40	12	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	51	17	0	2	0	1	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	40	68.1	74	36	39	41	4.74
Away	51	98.1	100	39	44	51	3.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1959-09-23	DET	KC1	L	0	0
1959-09-11	DET	NYY	L	0	0
1959-07-25	DET	NYY	L	0	0
1959-07-16	DET	MIN	L	0	0
1959-07-09	DET	KC1	L	0	0
1959-07-04	DET	CLE	L	1	1
1959-06-29	DET	KC1	L	0	0
1959-06-26	DET	BAL	L	0	0
1959-06-17	DET	BAL	L	0	0
1959-06-12	PIT	LAD	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1959-09-23	DET	KC1	L	0.0	2	2	2	2	0	1
1959-09-11	DET	NYY	—	2.0	3	2	0	0	3	0
1959-07-25	DET	NYY	L	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
1959-07-16	DET	MIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1959-07-09	DET	KC1	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1959-07-04	DET	CLE	L	3.0	5	3	3	0	1	2
1959-06-29	DET	KC1	—	0.0	4	5	2	0	0	0
1959-06-26	DET	BAL	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1
1959-06-17	DET	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1959-06-12	PIT	LAD	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	91	8	9	27	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1955	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1957	SLN	P	6	0	0	2	0	0
1957	PIT	P	20	4	3	5	1	0
1958	PIT	P	35	4	5	14	2	1
1959	PIT	P	20	0	1	3	0	0
1959	DET	P	9	0	0	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	91

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Smith

What years did Bob Smith play?: Bob Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1959.
Was Bob Smith a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 93 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Smith hit?: Bob Smith hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.