Was Jim Smith a pitcher?

No. Jim Smith was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Jim Smith hit?

Jim Smith hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Jim Smith

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982)

AVG .238

HR 0

RBI 4

H 10

OPS .646

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 9/8/1954 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-04-12
Last Game: 1982-09-28

Full name: James Lorne 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
3.0	3.0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

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
1943	3.0	3.0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Listed seasons · 1	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1943	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Listed seasons · 1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
42	42	5	10	2	1	0	4	0	5	7	.238	.312	.333	.646	0

Career AVG .238 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Career OPS .646 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 9.4% below 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
1982	PIT	NL	42	42	5	10	2	1	0	4	0	5	7	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			42	42	5	10	2	1	0	4	0	5	7	.238	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	26	33	5	8	0	3	.242
Away	16	9	0	2	0	1	.222

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1982-09-28	PIT	NYN	L	0	0
1982-09-24	PIT	WSN	L	0	0
1982-09-21	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1982-09-20	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1982-09-13	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1982-09-11	PIT	PHI	W	0	0
1982-09-10	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1982-08-25	PIT	SDP	W	4	1
1982-08-20	PIT	LAD	L	0	0
1982-08-15	PIT	STL	L	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	3	0	3	2	1	1
3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
SS	29	11	31	47	6	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	PIT	2B	3	0	3	2	1	1
1982	PIT	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1982	PIT	SS	29	11	31	47	6	9

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	3
Third Base	1
Shortstop	29

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Long Beach	Long Beach	CA	1974, 1975, 1976

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Smith

Was Jim Smith a pitcher?: No. Jim Smith was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jim Smith hit?: Jim Smith hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.