What years did George Smith play?

George Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1923.

Was George Smith a pitcher?

Yes. George Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 263 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Smith hit?

George Smith hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.

What was George Smith's career batting average?

George Smith batted .097 over his career, with 34 hits in 349 at bats.

How many RBI did George Smith have?

George Smith drove in 12 runs in his career.

What was George Smith's career ERA?

George Smith finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 41-81 with 263 strikeouts.

George Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1916-1923)

George Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1923 for 4 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 8 seasons. Across 229 career appearances, he went 41-81 with a 3.89 ERA and 263 strikeouts. He also batted .097 with 0 home runs.

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 41–81

ERA 3.89

WHIP 1.38

SO 263

Pitcher PIV -4401.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 163 lb
Born: 5/31/1892 in East Port Chester, CT, USA
Died: 1/7/1965 in Greenwich, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1916-08-09
Last Game: 1923-09-21

Full name: George Allen Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Smith — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
41	81	229	118	52	5	4	1143.1	1,321	494	54	255	263	3.89	-4401.9

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 3.44 across their career seasons — 13.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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George Smith (b. 1892) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1916	NY1	NL	3	0	9	1	0	0	0	20.2	14	6	6	9	2.61	2.78 (+6%)	135.1
1917	NY1	NL	0	3	14	1	1	0	0	38.0	38	12	11	16	2.84	2.69 (-6%)	-36.6
1918	CIN	NL	2	3	10	6	4	1	0	55.1	71	25	11	19	4.07	2.83 (-44%)	-108.4
1918	NY1	NL	2	3	5	2	1	0	0	26.2	26	12	6	4	4.05	2.83 (-43%)	32.6
1918	BRO	NL	4	1	8	5	4	0	0	50.0	43	13	5	18	2.34	2.83 (+17%)	1057.5
1919	NY1	NL	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	11.0	18	7	4	0	5.73	3.09 (-86%)	-465.7
1919	PHI	NL	5	11	31	20	11	1	0	184.2	194	66	46	42	3.22	3.09 (-4%)	-1175.4
1920	PHI	NL	13	18	43	28	10	1	2	250.2	265	96	51	51	3.45	3.45 (avg)	-890.2
1921	PHI	NL	4	20	39	28	12	1	1	221.1	303	117	52	45	4.76	4.02 (-18%)	-1047.5
1922	PHI	NL	5	14	42	18	6	1	0	194.0	250	103	35	44	4.78	4.18 (-14%)	-1300.8
1923	BRO	NL	3	6	25	7	3	0	1	91.0	99	37	28	15	3.66	4.03 (+9%)	-602.5
Career · 11 seasons			41	81	229	118	52	5	4	1,143.1	1,321	494	255	263	3.89	—	-4,402

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

George Smith — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
229	349	15	34	3	0	0	12	0	12	144	.097	.127	.106	.233	-2,943

Career AVG .097 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 63.8% below league average.

Career OBP .127 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 61.5% below league average.

Career SLG .106 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 70.7% below league average.

Career OPS .233 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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George Smith (b. 1892) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1916	NY1	NL	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	NY1	NL	14	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	CIN	NL	10	17	0	0	0	1	1	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	NY1	NL	5	8	2	2	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	BRO	NL	8	15	1	3	0	0	2	8	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	NY1	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	PHI	NL	31	60	2	8	2	1	2	28	.133	.262 (-49%)	.322 (-50%)	.347 (-52%)	.670 (-51%)	0.0
1920	PHI	NL	43	72	5	7	0	3	5	26	.097	.271 (-64%)	.331 (-53%)	.363 (-73%)	.694 (-64%)	-701.1
1921	PHI	NL	39	71	1	4	1	3	2	29	.056	.286 (-80%)	.344 (-76%)	.395 (-82%)	.739 (-79%)	-921.2
1922	PHI	NL	42	66	1	5	0	2	0	24	.076	.285 (-73%)	.345 (-78%)	.397 (-81%)	.743 (-80%)	-856.6
1923	BRO	NL	25	26	3	5	0	2	0	12	.192	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			229	349	15	34	3	12	12	144	.097	—	—	—	—	-2,479

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

George Smith — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	109	162	10	16	0	6	.099
Away	120	188	6	18	0	7	.096

Pitching — Home / Away

George Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	109	554.2	690	265	112	135	4.30
Away	120	587.0	631	247	137	132	3.79

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Smith — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1923-09-21	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1923-09-11	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1923-09-02	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1923-08-26	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1923-08-23	BRO	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	1
1923-08-18	BRO	STL	L	2	1	1	0	1
1923-08-13	BRO	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	1
1923-08-09	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1923-08-05	BRO	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	3
1923-08-01	BRO	STL	L	2	0	1	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1923-09-21	BRO	CIN	L	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1923-09-11	BRO	PHI	—	1.0	4	5	5	1	0	1
1923-09-02	BRO	PHI	—	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	1
1923-08-26	BRO	PIT	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1923-08-23	BRO	CIN	L	4.0	8	7	6	1	0	0
1923-08-18	BRO	STL	L	8.0	14	7	3	2	3	0
1923-08-13	BRO	PIT	L	8.0	8	5	4	3	0	0
1923-08-09	BRO	PIT	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1923-08-05	BRO	CHC	—	6.1	4	0	0	1	0	0
1923-08-01	BRO	STL	—	5.0	7	8	7	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Smith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	229	0	33	286	19	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Smith — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1916	NY1	P	9	1	8	1	0
1917	NY1	P	14	2	10	0	0
1918	CIN	P	10	1	19	1	0
1918	NY1	P	5	1	2	0	1
1918	BRO	P	8	0	19	0	0
1919	NY1	P	3	1	1	0	0
1919	PHI	P	31	8	54	4	0
1920	PHI	P	43	8	65	4	1
1921	PHI	P	39	5	54	4	0
1922	PHI	P	42	4	41	4	1
1923	BRO	P	25	2	13	1	0

Career Games by Position

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George Smith (b. 1892) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	229

College History

George Smith — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Columbia University	New York	NY	1913, 1914, 1915, 1916

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George Smith: the record in brief

August 9, 1916 and September 21, 1923 bracket George Smith's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the New York Giants (1916 through 1919), the Cincinnati Reds (1918), the Brooklyn Robins (1918 through 1923), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1919 through 1922). Smith, born on May 31, 1892, in East Port Chester, CT, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-2 and 163 pounds. The bio records the death on January 7, 1965, in Greenwich, CT, USA. George Smith was the playing name; the full given name is George Allen.

Smith pitched in 229 games, starting 118, and finished with a 41-81 record and 3.89 ERA. Smith had 263 strikeouts, 52 complete games, and 5 shutouts. Against a 3.44 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.89 mark was 13.0% worse. 1920 brought Smith a season-high 13 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Smith

What years did George Smith play?: George Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1923.
Was George Smith a pitcher?: Yes. George Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 263 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Smith hit?: George Smith hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.
What was George Smith's career batting average?: George Smith batted .097 over his career, with 34 hits in 349 at bats.
How many RBI did George Smith have?: George Smith drove in 12 runs in his career.
What was George Smith's career ERA?: George Smith finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 41-81 with 263 strikeouts.