Joe Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2022)

Joe Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2022 for 8 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 16 seasons. Across 866 career appearances, he went 55-34 with a 3.14 ERA, 666 strikeouts, and 30 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8656.4.

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

W–L 55–34
ERA 3.14
WHIP 1.19
SO 666
Pitcher PIV 8656.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 211 lb
Born
3/22/1984 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut
2007-04-01
Last Game
2022-08-02

Full name: Joseph Michael Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Smith — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
55 34 866 0 0 0 30 762.3 653 266 66 254 666 3.14 8656.4

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 24.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Joe Smith (b. 1984) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 NYN NL 3 2 54 0 0 0 0 44.3 48 17 21 45 3.45 4.47 (+23%) 547.1
2008 NYN NL 6 3 82 0 0 0 0 63.3 51 25 31 52 3.55 4.32 (+18%) 569.3
2009 CLE AL 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 34.0 30 13 13 30 3.44 4.32 (+20%) 267.8
2010 CLE AL 2 2 53 0 0 0 0 40.0 30 17 24 32 3.83 4.08 (+6%) -574.2
2011 CLE AL 3 3 71 0 0 0 0 67.0 52 15 21 45 2.01 3.94 (+49%) 1760.0
2012 CLE AL 7 4 72 0 0 0 0 67.0 53 22 25 53 2.96 4.01 (+26%) 877.8
2013 CLE AL 6 2 70 0 0 0 3 63.0 54 16 23 54 2.29 3.87 (+41%) 418.1
2014 LAA AL 7 2 76 0 0 0 15 74.7 45 15 15 68 1.81 3.74 (+52%) 1686.2
2015 LAA AL 5 5 70 0 0 0 5 65.3 64 26 19 57 3.58 3.96 (+10%) 1345.1
2016 LAA AL 1 4 38 0 0 0 6 37.7 36 16 13 25 3.82 4.19 (+9%) -417.5
2016 CHN NL 1 1 16 0 0 0 0 14.3 11 4 5 15 2.51 4.19 (+40%) -626.1
2017 TOR AL 3 0 38 0 0 0 0 35.7 30 13 10 51 3.28 4.36 (+25%) 1833.7
2017 CLE AL 0 0 21 0 0 0 1 18.3 16 7 0 20 3.44 4.36 (+21%) 1229.8
2018 HOU AL 5 1 56 0 0 0 0 45.7 34 19 12 46 3.74 4.15 (+10%) 104.2
2019 HOU AL 1 0 28 0 0 0 0 25.0 19 5 5 22 1.80 4.51 (+60%) 886.4
2021 HOU AL 1 1 27 0 0 0 0 21.7 35 18 4 17 7.48 4.27 (-75%) -381.6
2021 SEA AL 3 3 23 0 0 0 0 18.0 12 4 4 17 2.00 4.27 (+53%) 720.6
2022 MIN AL 1 1 34 0 0 0 0 27.3 33 14 9 17 4.61 3.97 (-16%) -1590.1
Career · 18 seasons 55 34 866 0 0 0 30 762.1 653 266 254 666 3.14 — 8,656

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

Joe Smith — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
866 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joe Smith (b. 1984) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2007 NYN NL 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYN NL 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 CLE AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CLE AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 CLE AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CLE AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 CLE AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAA AL 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 LAA AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 LAA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 CHN NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 TOR AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 CLE AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 HOU AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 HOU AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 HOU AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 SEA AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 866 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Joe Smith — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Joe Smith — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 ALCS HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALDS1 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 ALDS1 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS1 LAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALWC CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joe Smith — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 18 0 0 14.0 8 4 3 13 2.57

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joe Smith — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2019 ALCS HOU 0 0 4 0 0 3.7 2 1 1 3 2.45
2019 ALDS1 HOU 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0.00
2019 WS HOU 0 0 4 0 0 3.3 4 2 1 4 5.40
2018 ALCS HOU 0 1 1 0 0 0.3 1 1 0 0 27.00
2017 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 4 0 0 2.3 0 0 1 3 0.00
2014 ALDS1 LAA 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2013 ALWC CLE 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Smith — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home45110000.000
Away41510000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home451395.23391451263433.30
Away415366.23141211283232.97

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-08-02 MINDET — 1.0000020
2022-08-01 MINDET — 0.1000000
2022-07-26 MINMIL — 1.0111021
2022-07-24 MINDET — 1.0000000
2022-07-17 MINCHW — 0.1566103
2022-07-14 MINCHW — 1.0220000
2022-06-23 MINCLE — 1.0100100
2022-06-22 MINCLE — 0.2100100
2022-06-15 MINSEA — 0.2100100
2022-06-13 MINSEA — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Smith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 866 0 29 162 6 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Smith — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 NYN P 54 0 2 9 0 0
2008 NYN P 82 0 3 18 0 0
2009 CLE P 37 0 3 9 0 0
2010 CLE P 53 0 1 8 0 2
2011 CLE P 71 0 1 24 1 1
2012 CLE P 72 0 1 15 1 1
2013 CLE P 70 0 2 14 1 1
2014 LAA P 76 0 3 12 0 1
2015 LAA P 70 0 3 14 2 3
2016 LAA P 38 0 1 7 0 0
2016 CHN P 16 0 0 3 0 0
2017 TOR P 38 0 1 7 0 1
2017 CLE P 21 0 2 5 0 1
2018 HOU P 56 0 2 6 1 1
2019 HOU P 28 0 1 1 0 0
2021 HOU P 27 0 1 5 0 0
2021 SEA P 23 0 1 1 0 0
2022 MIN P 34 0 1 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joe Smith (b. 1984) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 866

Salary History

Joe Smith — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 LAA AL $5,250,000
2015 LAA AL $5,250,000
2014 LAA AL $5,250,000
2013 CLE AL $3,150,000
2012 CLE AL $1,750,000
2011 CLE AL $870,000
2010 CLE AL $427,500
2009 CLE AL $427,500
2008 NYN NL $398,000
2007 NYN NL $380,000
Total Career Earnings $23,153,000

College History

Joe Smith — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Wright State University Dayton OH 2004, 2005, 2006

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Joe Smith (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Larry Andersen
    40-39, 3.15 ERA
  2. 92
    Matt Thornton
    36-46, 3.41 ERA
  3. 90
    Steve Reed
    49-44, 3.63 ERA
  4. 90
    Mark Eichhorn
    48-43, 3.00 ERA
  5. 90
    Ryan Madson
    61-48, 3.48 ERA
  6. 87
    Tony Watson
    47-29, 2.90 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Smith

What years did Joe Smith play?
Joe Smith played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2022.
Was Joe Smith a pitcher?
Yes. Joe Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 666 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Smith hit?
Joe Smith hit 0 career home runs.
What was Joe Smith's career batting average?
Joe Smith batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Joe Smith's career ERA?
Joe Smith finished with a 3.14 career ERA, going 55-34 with 666 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Smith have?
Joe Smith recorded 666 career strikeouts.