What years did Bryn Smith play?

Bryn Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993.

Was Bryn Smith a pitcher?

Yes. Bryn Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 1028 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bryn Smith hit?

Bryn Smith hit 3 career home runs with 76 hits.

What was Bryn Smith's career batting average?

Bryn Smith batted .153 over his career, with 76 hits in 496 at bats.

How many RBI did Bryn Smith have?

Bryn Smith drove in 37 runs in his career.

What was Bryn Smith's career ERA?

Bryn Smith finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 108-94 with 1,028 strikeouts.

Bryn Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1993)

Bryn Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993 for the Montreal Expos, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Colorado Rockies, a span of 13 seasons. Across 365 career appearances, he went 108-94 with a 3.53 ERA and 1,028 strikeouts. He also batted .153 with 3 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 20210.6.

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 108–94

ERA 3.53

WHIP 1.20

SO 1,028

Pitcher PIV 20210.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 8/11/1955 in Marietta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-09-08
Last Game: 1993-06-01

Full name: Bryn Nelson Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bryn Smith — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
108	94	365	255	23	8	6	1791.1	1,725	702	140	432	1,028	3.53	20210.6

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 9.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bryn Smith Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	MON	NL	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	13.0	14	4	3	9	2.77	3.58 (+23%)	220.2
1982	MON	NL	2	4	47	1	0	0	3	79.1	81	37	23	50	4.20	3.86 (-9%)	1446.8
1983	MON	NL	6	11	49	12	5	3	3	155.1	142	43	43	101	2.49	3.87 (+36%)	1613.9
1984	MON	NL	12	13	28	28	4	2	0	179.0	178	66	51	101	3.32	3.81 (+13%)	820.6
1985	MON	NL	18	5	32	32	4	2	0	222.1	193	72	41	127	2.91	3.89 (+25%)	6296.3
1986	MON	NL	10	8	30	30	1	0	0	187.1	182	82	63	105	3.94	3.97 (+1%)	858.8
1987	MON	NL	10	9	26	26	2	0	0	150.1	164	73	31	94	4.37	4.29 (-2%)	2444.5
1988	MON	NL	12	10	32	32	1	0	0	198.0	179	66	32	122	3.00	3.73 (+20%)	2966.1
1989	MON	NL	10	11	33	32	3	1	0	215.2	177	68	54	129	2.84	3.71 (+24%)	2097.6
1990	SLN	NL	9	8	26	25	0	0	0	141.1	160	67	30	78	4.27	3.86 (-10%)	1539.0
1991	SLN	NL	12	9	31	31	3	0	0	198.2	188	85	45	94	3.85	3.91 (+2%)	876.8
1992	SLN	NL	4	2	13	1	0	0	0	21.1	20	11	5	9	4.64	3.75 (-24%)	-611.8
1993	COL	NL	2	4	11	5	0	0	0	29.2	47	28	11	9	8.49	4.19 (-103%)	-358.3
Career · 13 seasons			108	94	365	255	23	8	6	1,791.1	1,725	702	432	1,028	3.53	—	20,211

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

Bryn Smith — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
365	496	34	76	12	0	3	37	1	29	140	.153	.199	.196	.394	-2,578

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career OBP .199 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career OPS .394 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bryn Smith Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	MON	NL	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	MON	NL	47	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	MON	NL	49	30	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	MON	NL	28	53	9	7	3	0	1	0	5	18	.132	.259 (-49%)	.322 (-36%)	.384 (-51%)	.707 (-44%)	-365.6
1985	MON	NL	32	72	6	14	1	1	4	0	3	24	.194	.257 (-24%)	.323 (-30%)	.390 (-36%)	.714 (-33%)	-376.6
1986	MON	NL	30	58	3	8	1	1	7	0	4	17	.138	.257 (-46%)	.325 (-41%)	.395 (-48%)	.720 (-44%)	-411.8
1987	MON	NL	26	44	2	6	3	0	4	0	1	10	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	MON	NL	32	55	0	6	1	0	2	0	2	21	.109	.254 (-57%)	.317 (-56%)	.377 (-66%)	.695 (-62%)	-519.9
1989	MON	NL	33	62	4	4	1	0	4	0	7	23	.065	.254 (-75%)	.319 (-50%)	.375 (-79%)	.694 (-65%)	-618.9
1990	SLN	NL	26	39	2	10	1	1	7	0	1	9	.256	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SLN	NL	31	65	6	16	1	0	8	0	1	11	.246	.255 (-4%)	.323 (-22%)	.384 (-32%)	.708 (-27%)	-285.3
1992	SLN	NL	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			365	496	34	76	12	3	37	1	29	140	.153	—	—	—	—	-2,578

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

Bryn Smith — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	186	253	20	38	0	19	.150
Away	179	243	14	38	3	18	.156

Pitching — Home / Away

Bryn Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	186	943.0	874	334	252	573	3.19
Away	179	848.1	851	368	180	455	3.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bryn Smith — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB
1993-06-01	COL	PIT	L	1	0
1993-05-29	COL	PHI	L	0	0
1993-05-27	COL	HOU	L	0	0
1993-05-26	COL	HOU	W	0	0
1993-05-19	COL	SDP	L	0	0
1993-05-16	COL	CIN	L	0	0
1993-05-13	COL	SFG	L	0	0
1993-04-25	COL	MIA	L	0	1
1993-04-20	COL	STL	L	1	0
1993-04-14	COL	NYN	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bryn Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-06-01	COL	PIT	L	5.0	9	6	5	0	3	1
1993-05-29	COL	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-05-27	COL	HOU	—	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0
1993-05-26	COL	HOU	W	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
1993-05-19	COL	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-05-16	COL	CIN	—	0.1	6	8	8	2	0	0
1993-05-13	COL	SFG	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0
1993-04-25	COL	MIA	L	3.0	4	3	3	1	0	0
1993-04-20	COL	STL	L	4.0	7	5	5	2	1	0
1993-04-14	COL	NYN	L	5.1	9	3	3	3	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bryn Smith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	365	255	132	279	19	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bryn Smith — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	MON	P	7	0	0	1	1	0
1982	MON	P	47	1	2	15	1	0
1983	MON	P	49	12	10	22	0	3
1984	MON	P	28	28	25	28	4	3
1985	MON	P	32	32	24	27	5	2
1986	MON	P	30	30	11	44	2	5
1987	MON	P	26	26	10	21	1	2
1988	MON	P	32	32	7	26	2	1
1989	MON	P	33	32	16	42	1	2
1990	SLN	P	26	25	10	16	2	2
1991	SLN	P	31	31	12	26	0	2
1992	SLN	P	13	1	3	3	0	0
1993	COL	P	11	5	2	8	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Bryn Smith Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	365

Salary History

Bryn Smith — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	COL	NL	$250,000
1992	SLN	NL	$2,233,334
1991	SLN	NL	$2,133,333
1990	SLN	NL	$1,566,667
1989	MON	NL	$550,000
1988	MON	NL	$525,000
1987	MON	NL	$466,719
1986	MON	NL	$700,000
1985	MON	NL	$290,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,715,053

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Bryn Smith: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bryn Smith debuted on September 8, 1981 and played a final game on June 1, 1993. Smith played for the Montreal Expos (1981 through 1989), the St. Louis Cardinals (1990 through 1992), and the Colorado Rockies (1993). Smith, born on August 11, 1955, in Marietta, GA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Smith's listed size is 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. The given name on file is Bryn Nelson Smith.

The pitching table credits Smith with a 108-94 record and a 3.53 ERA in 365 games. Smith had 1,028 strikeouts, 23 complete games, and 8 shutouts. That 3.53 ERA compares with a 3.89 league average across the same seasons, 9.3% better. 1985 brought Smith a season-high 18 wins. The strikeout high was 129 in 1989. 1983 was Smith's sharpest full season, a 2.49 ERA against the league's 3.87. Smith's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 20,210.6.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryn Smith

What years did Bryn Smith play?: Bryn Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993.
Was Bryn Smith a pitcher?: Yes. Bryn Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 1028 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bryn Smith hit?: Bryn Smith hit 3 career home runs with 76 hits.
What was Bryn Smith's career batting average?: Bryn Smith batted .153 over his career, with 76 hits in 496 at bats.
How many RBI did Bryn Smith have?: Bryn Smith drove in 37 runs in his career.
What was Bryn Smith's career ERA?: Bryn Smith finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 108-94 with 1,028 strikeouts.