What years did Bob Smith play?

Bob Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1959.

Was Bob Smith a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 60 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 .080 over his career, with 2 hits in 25 at bats.

What was Bob Smith's career ERA?

Bob Smith finished with a 4.75 career ERA, going 4-4 with 60 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bob Smith have?

Bob Smith recorded 60 career strikeouts.

Bob Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1959)

Bob Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1959 for the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs, and the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 2 seasons. Across 30 career appearances, he went 4-4 with a 4.75 ERA and 60 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 83.5.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 4–4

ERA 4.75

WHIP 1.61

SO 60

Pitcher PIV 83.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 5/13/1928 in Clarence, MO, USA
Died: 6/23/2003 in Clarence, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-04-22
Last Game: 1959-09-27

Full name: Robert Walkup Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Smith — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	4	30	10	1	0	0	96.2	97	51	6	59	60	4.75	83.5

Career ERA 4.75 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 22.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Smith — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1958	BOS	AL	4	3	17	7	1	66.2	61	28	45	43	3.78	3.86 (+2%)	-216.4
1959	CHN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	5	6	2	0	81.00	—	0.0
1959	CLE	AL	0	1	12	3	0	29.1	31	17	12	17	5.22	3.90 (-34%)	299.9
Career · 3 seasons			4	4	30	10	1	96.2	97	51	59	60	4.75	—	84

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

Bob Smith — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
30	25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	.080	.148	.080	.228	0

Career AVG .080 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career SLG .080 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 79.6% below league average.

Career OPS .228 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 68.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Smith — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1958	BOS	AL	17	19	1	2	2	13	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	CLE	AL	12	6	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			30	25	1	2	2	18	.080	—	—	—	—	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

Bob Smith — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	11	1	1	0	0	.091
Away	15	14	0	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	46.0	44	22	17	30	4.30
Away	15	51.1	54	29	42	30	5.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Smith — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1959-09-27	CLE	KC1	L	0	0
1959-09-25	CLE	KC1	W	0	0
1959-09-07	CLE	DET	W	3	3
1959-08-30	CLE	CHW	L	0	0
1959-08-14	CLE	DET	L	0	0
1959-08-11	CLE	KC1	L	0	0
1959-08-05	CLE	MIN	L	0	0
1959-08-01	CLE	BAL	L	1	0
1959-07-23	CLE	NYY	W	0	0
1959-07-18	CLE	BOS	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1959-09-27	CLE	KC1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1959-09-25	CLE	KC1	—	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0
1959-09-07	CLE	DET	—	6.0	6	4	4	1	4	0
1959-08-30	CLE	CHW	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0
1959-08-14	CLE	DET	—	1.0	4	4	3	1	2	0
1959-08-11	CLE	KC1	—	1.2	2	0	0	3	0	0
1959-08-05	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1959-08-01	CLE	BAL	—	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1959-07-23	CLE	NYY	—	2.0	5	4	3	0	2	1
1959-07-18	CLE	BOS	—	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Smith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	30	10	4	20	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Smith — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1958	BOS	P	17	7	3	14	1	1
1959	CHN	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1959	CLE	P	12	3	1	5	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Smith — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	30

College History

Bob Smith — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Missouri Columbia	Columbia	MO	1948, 1949, 1950

Bob Smith: the record in brief

Bob Smith's major league career runs from a debut on April 22, 1958 to a final game on September 27, 1959. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Red Sox (1958), the Chicago Cubs (1959), and the Cleveland Indians (1959). Born on May 13, 1928, in Clarence, MO, USA, Smith is listed as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. The bio gives 185 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The bio records the death on June 23, 2003, in Clarence, MO, USA. Smith's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Walkup Smith.

Smith's career pitching line is 4 wins, 4 losses and a 4.75 ERA over 30 appearances. Smith had 60 strikeouts. The league ERA over Smith's seasons was 3.88, so the 4.75 figure ran 22.3% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.78 in 1958, when the league's was 3.86. Smith's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 83.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Smith

What years did Bob Smith play?: Bob Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1959.
Was Bob Smith a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 60 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 .080 over his career, with 2 hits in 25 at bats.
What was Bob Smith's career ERA?: Bob Smith finished with a 4.75 career ERA, going 4-4 with 60 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob Smith have?: Bob Smith recorded 60 career strikeouts.