What years did Carson Smith play?

Carson Smith played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2018.

Was Carson Smith a pitcher?

Yes. Carson Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 129 strikeouts.

What was Carson Smith's career ERA?

Carson Smith finished with a 2.21 career ERA, going 4-6 with 129 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Carson Smith have?

Carson Smith recorded 129 career strikeouts.

Is Carson Smith in the Hall of Fame?

No. Carson Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Carson Smith play for?

Carson Smith played for the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox.

Carson Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2018)

Carson Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2018 for the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 5 seasons. Across 108 career appearances, he went 4-6 with a 2.21 ERA and 129 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3424.8.

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 4–6

ERA 2.21

WHIP 1.06

SO 129

Pitcher PIV 3424.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 215 lb
Born: 10/19/1989 in Dallas, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-09-01
Last Game: 2018-05-14

Full name: Carson Donald Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

Carson Smith — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	6	108	0	0	0	14	102.0	74	25	4	34	129	2.21	3424.8

Career ERA 2.21 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 45.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Carson Smith — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	SEA	AL	1	0	9	0	8.1	2	0	3	10	0.00	—	0.0
2015	SEA	AL	2	5	70	13	70.0	49	18	22	92	2.31	3.96 (+42%)	3270.2
2016	BOS	AL	0	0	3	0	2.2	2	0	1	2	0.00	—	0.0
2017	BOS	AL	0	0	8	1	6.2	7	1	2	7	1.35	—	0.0
2018	BOS	AL	1	1	18	0	14.1	14	6	6	18	3.77	4.15 (+9%)	154.6
Career · 5 seasons			4	6	108	14	102.0	74	25	34	129	2.21	—	3,425

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

Carson Smith — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Carson Smith — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	SEA	AL	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SEA	AL	70	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BOS	AL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BOS	AL	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	BOS	AL	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			108	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Carson Smith — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Carson Smith — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	ALDS2	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Carson Smith — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.1	2	0	2	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Carson Smith — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	ALDS2	BOS	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	2	0	2	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Carson Smith — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	52	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	56	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Carson Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	52	52.2	32	10	19	67	1.71
Away	56	49.1	42	15	15	62	2.74

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Carson Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2018-05-14	BOS	OAK	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
2018-05-12	BOS	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
2018-05-11	BOS	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
2018-05-09	BOS	NYY	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2018-05-08	BOS	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
2018-05-06	BOS	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
2018-05-01	BOS	KCR	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0
2018-04-30	BOS	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
2018-04-26	BOS	TOR	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0
2018-04-22	BOS	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Carson Smith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	108	0	14	9	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Carson Smith — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2014	SEA	P	9	0	1	0
2015	SEA	P	70	11	6	1
2016	BOS	P	3	0	0	0
2017	BOS	P	8	0	1	0
2018	BOS	P	18	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Carson Smith — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	108

Salary History

Carson Smith — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BOS	AL	$529,000
Total Career Earnings			$529,000

Carson Smith: the record in brief

Carson Smith's major league career runs from a debut on September 1, 2014 to a final game on May 14, 2018. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (2014 through 2015) and the Boston Red Sox (2016 through 2018). Smith is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds. The bio says Smith threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is October 19, 1989, in Dallas, TX, USA. On the record, Carson Smith was born Carson Donald Smith.

Smith's career pitching line is 4 wins, 6 losses and a 2.21 ERA over 108 appearances. Smith had 129 strikeouts and 14 saves. That 2.21 ERA compares with a 4.08 league average across the same seasons, 45.9% better. The most saves in one season was 13, in 2015. In 2015, one of the busiest seasons, Smith posted a 2.31 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.96. Smith's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 3,424.8.

Smith made 2 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2017.

Smith appears at one position only: pitcher, in 108 games. Fielding on the mound produced 14 putouts and 9 assists against 1 errors.

The one salary on file is $529,000, for 2016. Smith's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 216 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carson Smith

What years did Carson Smith play?: Carson Smith played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2018.
Was Carson Smith a pitcher?: Yes. Carson Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 129 strikeouts.
What was Carson Smith's career ERA?: Carson Smith finished with a 2.21 career ERA, going 4-6 with 129 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Carson Smith have?: Carson Smith recorded 129 career strikeouts.
Is Carson Smith in the Hall of Fame?: No. Carson Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Carson Smith play for?: Carson Smith played for the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox.