Bob Smith
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1959)
Bob Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1959 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 5 seasons. Across 91 career appearances, he went 4-9 with a 4.05 ERA and 93 strikeouts.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 190 lb
- Died
- 4/1/2013 in Augusta, GA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1955-04-29
- Last Game
- 1959-09-23
Full name: Robert Gilchrist Smith
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1957 | SLN | NL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4.66 | 3.83 (-21%) | 0.0 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 2 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 48 | 19 | 25 | 35 | 3.11 | 3.83 (+19%) | 1055.0 |
| 1958 | PIT | NL | 2 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61.0 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 4.43 | 3.86 (-15%) | -1112.7 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3.49 | 3.90 (+11%) | -36.0 |
| 1959 | DET | AL | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8.18 | 3.90 (-110%) | -975.7 |
| Career · 6 seasons | 4 | 9 | 91 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BOS | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1957 | SLN | NL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .077 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1958 | PIT | NL | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1959 | DET | AL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 6 seasons | 91 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
View full game log (182 games) →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 | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-09-23 | DET | KC1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-09-11 | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-07-25 | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-07-16 | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-07-09 | DET | KC1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-07-04 | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959-06-29 | DET | KC1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-06-26 | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-06-17 | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-06-12 | PIT | LAD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 91 |
Bob Smith: the record in brief
Bob Smith's major league career runs from a debut on April 29, 1955 to a final game on September 23, 1959. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Red Sox (1955), the St. Louis Cardinals (1957), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1957 to 1959), and the Detroit Tigers (1959). Smith played primarily as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born on February 1, 1930, in Woodsville, NH, USA, Smith was listed at 6 feet, 1 inch and 190 pounds. Smith died on April 1, 2013, in Augusta, GA, USA. Smith's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Gilchrist Smith.
Smith pitched in 91 games, starting 8, and finished with a 4-9 record and 4.05 ERA. Also on Smith's record: 93 strikeouts. Smith's 4.05 ERA was close to the 3.90 league figure for those seasons. In 1957, one of the busiest seasons, Smith posted a 3.11 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.83.
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.
- What was Bob Smith's career batting average?
- Bob Smith batted .069 over his career, with 2 hits in 29 at bats.
- How many RBI did Bob Smith have?
- Bob Smith drove in 1 runs in his career.
- What was Bob Smith's career ERA?
- Bob Smith finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 4-9 with 93 strikeouts.