Cleo Smith

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .273
HR 4
RBI 56
H 114
OPS .713
PIV -176
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 180 lb
Born
8/10/1899 in Gloucester County, VA, USA
Died
6/30/1978 in Washington, DC, USA

Full name: Cleveland Smith

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
11.0 11.0 3.0 5.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2.0 .455 .455 .455 .910

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1925 6.0 6.0 2.0 3.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1.0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Listed seasons · 1 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
115 417 70 114 16 8 4 56 19 37 2 .273 .334 .379 .713 -176

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .334 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .713 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1922 BBS IND 8 27 3 5 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 .185 — — — — 0.0
1923 BBS ECL 36 145 29 42 4 6 1 17 5 7 0 .290 .282 (+2%) .344 (-6%) .390 (+8%) .734 (+1%) -30.3
1924 HBG ECL 14 55 5 11 1 1 0 5 0 4 1 .200 .283 (-30%) .345 (-26%) .389 (-35%) .734 (-31%) -279.6
1924 NLG ECL 31 101 19 31 5 0 2 20 7 9 0 .307 .283 (+8%) .345 (+7%) .389 (+7%) .734 (+7%) -279.6
1926 NS ECL 9 30 7 7 2 1 0 3 2 9 0 .233 — — — — 0.0
1926 BBS ECL 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1927 BRG ECL 6 18 3 5 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 .278 — — — — 0.0
1928 PTG ECL 8 33 4 11 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1928 BBS ECL 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 115 417 70 114 16 8 4 56 19 37 2 .273 — — — — -589

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.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 3 34 2 1 1
2B 44 42 68 126 21 10
3B 38 35 56 65 9 5
C 4 3 20 3 1 0
OF 17 15 18 2 0 0
SS 10 8 12 29 6 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1922 BBS 1B 3 3 34 2 1 1
1922 BBS 2B 5 5 6 19 0 2
1923 BBS 2B 23 23 41 65 12 1
1923 BBS 3B 7 6 12 13 1 0
1923 BBS C 3 3 17 3 1 0
1923 BBS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1923 BBS SS 4 2 6 5 2 0
1924 HBG 3B 9 8 17 11 3 0
1924 HBG SS 5 5 6 24 3 2
1924 NLG 2B 11 10 18 23 7 3
1924 NLG 3B 8 7 12 20 2 3
1924 NLG C 1 0 3 0 0 0
1924 NLG OF 9 8 10 1 0 0
1924 NLG SS 1 1 0 0 1 0
1926 NS 2B 4 4 3 17 2 4
1926 NS OF 5 5 6 1 0 0
1926 BBS OF 2 1 0 0 0 0
1927 BRG 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1927 BRG 3B 5 5 5 7 0 0
1928 PTG 3B 8 8 9 13 2 2
1928 BBS 3B 1 1 1 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 4
First Base 3
Second Base 44
Third Base 38
Shortstop 10
Left Field 4
Center Field 2
Right Field 11

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleo Smith

Was Cleo Smith a pitcher?
No. Cleo Smith was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Cleo Smith hit?
Cleo Smith hit 4 career home runs with 114 hits.