Gene Smith
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Gene Smith was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the Jacksonville Red Caps, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns. In 28 career games, he hit .183 with 17 hits and 7 RBI.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'8" / 139 lb
- Died
- 10/3/1995 in Key West, FL, USA
Full name: Eugene F. Smith
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 93 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .183 | .232 | .194 | .426 | -196 |
Career AVG .183 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 29.0% below league average.
Career OBP .232 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 29.2% below league average.
Career SLG .194 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.
Career OPS .426 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 38.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | JRC | NAL | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | CCB | NAL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | JRC | NAL | 9 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .088 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | CIC | NAL | 16 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .208 | — | — | — | — | -196.3 |
| Career · 4 seasons | 28 | 93 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .183 | — | — | — | — | -196 | ||
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 Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 1 |
| Third Base | 13 |
| Shortstop | 14 |
Gene Smith: the record in brief
The season rows for Gene Smith begin in 1941. The season rows list, in order, the Jacksonville Red Caps (1941 through 1942), the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (1942), and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1946). The bio lists Smith as a shortstop who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5-foot-8 and 139 pounds. The birth record reads November 28, 1911, in Key West, FL, USA. The bio records the death on October 3, 1995, in Key West, FL, USA. Smith's full given name, per the bio, is Eugene F. Smith.
Smith collected 17 hits in 93 at bats across 28 games, good for a .183 batting average, along with 7 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .232 and .194 give Smith a career OPS of .426. Smith's .183 average ran 29.0% below the .257 that the league posted over the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 38.2% below league average (.426 against .689). No season topped the 10 hits of 1946. The best average in the busiest seasons was .208, in 1946.
Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Smith
- Was Gene Smith a pitcher?
- No. Gene Smith was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did Gene Smith hit?
- Gene Smith hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.
- What was Gene Smith's career batting average?
- Gene Smith batted .183 over his career, with 17 hits in 93 at bats.
- How many RBI did Gene Smith have?
- Gene Smith drove in 7 runs in his career.
- Is Gene Smith in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Gene Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Gene Smith play for?
- Gene Smith played for the Jacksonville Red Caps, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns.