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 teams did Joe Smith play for?

Joe Smith played for 8 teams: the New York Mets (2007–2008), the Cleveland Indians (2009–2013, 2017), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014–2016), the Chicago Cubs (2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2017), the Houston Astros (2018–2019, 2021), the Seattle Mariners (2021), and the Minnesota Twins (2022).

What were Joe Smith's career stats?

In 866 games, Joe Smith went 55-34 with a 3.14 ERA, 666 strikeouts, 762.1 innings pitched, and 30 saves.

What was Joe Smith's salary?

Joe Smith's last recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $380,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.

What position did Joe Smith play?

Joe Smith played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joe Smith and how much did he weigh?

Joe Smith was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 211 pounds.

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.

Is Joe Smith in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joe Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 October 24, 2026

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	762.1	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	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	NYN	NL	3	2	54	0	44.1	48	17	21	45	3.45	4.47 (+23%)	547.1
2008	NYN	NL	6	3	82	0	63.1	51	25	31	52	3.55	4.32 (+18%)	569.3
2009	CLE	AL	0	0	37	0	34.0	30	13	13	30	3.44	4.32 (+20%)	267.8
2010	CLE	AL	2	2	53	0	40.0	30	17	24	32	3.83	4.08 (+6%)	-574.2
2011	CLE	AL	3	3	71	0	67.0	52	15	21	45	2.01	3.94 (+49%)	1760.0
2012	CLE	AL	7	4	72	0	67.0	53	22	25	53	2.96	4.01 (+26%)	877.8
2013	CLE	AL	6	2	70	3	63.0	54	16	23	54	2.29	3.87 (+41%)	418.1
2014	LAA	AL	7	2	76	15	74.2	45	15	15	68	1.81	3.74 (+52%)	1686.2
2015	LAA	AL	5	5	70	5	65.1	64	26	19	57	3.58	3.96 (+10%)	1345.1
2016	LAA	AL	1	4	38	6	37.2	36	16	13	25	3.82	4.19 (+9%)	-417.5
2016	CHN	NL	1	1	16	0	14.1	11	4	5	15	2.51	4.19 (+40%)	-626.1
2017	TOR	AL	3	0	38	0	35.2	30	13	10	51	3.28	4.36 (+25%)	1833.7
2017	CLE	AL	0	0	21	1	18.1	16	7	0	20	3.44	4.36 (+21%)	1229.8
2018	HOU	AL	5	1	56	0	45.2	34	19	12	46	3.74	4.15 (+10%)	104.2
2019	HOU	AL	1	0	28	0	25.0	19	5	5	22	1.80	4.51 (+60%)	886.4
2021	HOU	AL	1	1	27	0	21.2	35	18	4	17	7.48	4.27 (-75%)	-381.6
2021	SEA	AL	3	3	23	0	18.0	12	4	4	17	2.00	4.27 (+53%)	720.6
2022	MIN	AL	1	1	34	0	27.1	33	14	9	17	4.61	3.97 (-16%)	-1590.1
Career · 18 seasons			55	34	866	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	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	NYN	NL	54	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYN	NL	82	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	37	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CLE	AL	53	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CLE	AL	71	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CLE	AL	72	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	LAA	AL	76	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAA	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAA	AL	38	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHN	NL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TOR	AL	38	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CLE	AL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	HOU	AL	56	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	HOU	AL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	HOU	AL	27	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SEA	AL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	MIN	AL	34	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			866	2	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	AVG
2019	ALCS	HOU	4	.000
2019	ALDS1	HOU	2	.000
2019	WS	HOU	4	.000
2018	ALCS	HOU	1	.000
2017	ALDS1	CLE	4	.000
2014	ALDS1	LAA	2	.000
2013	ALWC	CLE	1	.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	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2019	ALCS	HOU	0	4	3.2	2	1	1	3	2.45
2019	ALDS1	HOU	0	2	1.2	0	0	0	0	0.00
2019	WS	HOU	0	4	3.1	4	2	1	4	5.40
2018	ALCS	HOU	1	1	0.1	1	1	0	0	27.00
2017	ALDS1	CLE	0	4	2.1	0	0	1	3	0.00
2014	ALDS1	LAA	0	2	2.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2013	ALWC	CLE	0	1	0.2	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
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	451	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	415	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	451	395.2	339	145	126	343	3.30
Away	415	366.2	314	121	128	323	2.97

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-08-02	MIN	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2022-08-01	MIN	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-26	MIN	MIL	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2022-07-24	MIN	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-17	MIN	CHW	—	0.1	5	6	6	1	0	3
2022-07-14	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	0
2022-06-23	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2022-06-22	MIN	CLE	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2022-06-15	MIN	SEA	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2022-06-13	MIN	SEA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

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	PO	A	E	DP
2007	NYN	P	54	2	9	0	0
2008	NYN	P	82	3	18	0	0
2009	CLE	P	37	3	9	0	0
2010	CLE	P	53	1	8	0	2
2011	CLE	P	71	1	24	1	1
2012	CLE	P	72	1	15	1	1
2013	CLE	P	70	2	14	1	1
2014	LAA	P	76	3	12	0	1
2015	LAA	P	70	3	14	2	3
2016	LAA	P	38	1	7	0	0
2016	CHN	P	16	0	3	0	0
2017	TOR	P	38	1	7	0	1
2017	CLE	P	21	2	5	0	1
2018	HOU	P	56	2	6	1	1
2019	HOU	P	28	1	1	0	0
2021	HOU	P	27	1	5	0	0
2021	SEA	P	23	1	1	0	0
2022	MIN	P	34	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's recorded salaries total $23,153,000 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Smith's career ran from 2007 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included.

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 recorded salary (partial)			$23,153,000

College History

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

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Joe Smith: the record in brief

Joe Smith's major league career runs from a debut on April 1, 2007 to a final game on August 2, 2022. By club, Smith's seasons break down as the New York Mets (2007 through 2008), the Cleveland Indians (2009 to 2017), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014 through 2016), the Chicago Cubs (2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2017), the Houston Astros (2018 through 2021), the Seattle Mariners (2021), and the Minnesota Twins (2022). Born on March 22, 1984, in Cincinnati, OH, USA, Smith is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Smith's listed size is 6 feet, 2 inches and 211 pounds. Smith's full given name, per the bio, is Joseph Michael Smith.

Smith's career pitching line is 55 wins, 34 losses and a 3.14 ERA over 866 appearances. The same table counts 666 strikeouts and 30 saves. Against a 4.14 league ERA for the same years, Smith was 24.2% better. The best win total was 7, in 2012. 2014 produced Smith's most strikeouts, 68.

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 teams did Joe Smith play for?: Joe Smith played for 8 teams: the New York Mets (2007–2008), the Cleveland Indians (2009–2013, 2017), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014–2016), the Chicago Cubs (2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2017), the Houston Astros (2018–2019, 2021), the Seattle Mariners (2021), and the Minnesota Twins (2022).
What were Joe Smith's career stats?: In 866 games, Joe Smith went 55-34 with a 3.14 ERA, 666 strikeouts, 762.1 innings pitched, and 30 saves.
How much did Joe Smith earn in his career?: Joe Smith's recorded salaries total $23,153,000 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Smith's career ran from 2007 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included.
What was Joe Smith's salary?: Joe Smith's last recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $380,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.
What position did Joe Smith play?: Joe Smith played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joe Smith and how much did he weigh?: Joe Smith was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 211 pounds.
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.
Is Joe Smith in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joe Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.