Henry Smith
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Henry Smith was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- 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
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 98.0 | 92.0 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .239 | .271 | .261 | .532 |
| 1943 | 130.0 | 124.0 | 13.0 | 31.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3.0 | .250 | .285 | .306 | .591 |
| 1944 | 103.0 | 89.0 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .247 | .309 | .315 | .624 |
| 1945 | 35.0 | 32.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .344 | .687 |
| Listed seasons · 4 | 366 | 337 | 32 | 84 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 7 | .249 | — | — | — |
Henry Smith: the record in brief
Henry Smith's record comes from the tables on this page. Smith batted and threw right-handed.
Smith's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .249 average on 84 hits. Those Negro Leagues figures come from surviving box scores and are shown in their own table, apart from the season rows.
Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Smith
- Is Henry Smith in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Henry Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.