Johnny Smith

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .307
HR 3
RBI 80
H 187
OPS .730
PIV 333
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Born
1917

Full name: John 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
734.0 693.0 94.0 224.0 21.0 12.0 4.0 72.0 37.0 8.0 7.0 .323 .358 .405 .763

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
4 6 11 6 4 0 76.0 65 46 3 5 11 17 0.35 1.00

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
159 610 81 187 19 11 3 80 5 33 5 .307 .342 .389 .730 333

Career AVG .307 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +17.8% above league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .389 vs. league average .364 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career OPS .730 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — +5.2% above 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
1940 TIC NAL 16 58 8 13 0 1 0 4 1 4 0 .224 .267 (-16%) .335 (-18%) .387 (-33%) .722 (-26%) -242.9
1942 BBB NAL 16 56 9 16 2 1 1 12 2 2 0 .286 .253 (+13%) .323 (-4%) .349 (+17%) .672 (+7%) 36.4
1943 CAG NAL 24 98 15 21 5 0 0 6 0 4 1 .214 .255 (-16%) .324 (-25%) .346 (-23%) .671 (-24%) -371.3
1944 CAG NAL 12 41 1 13 1 0 0 7 1 2 2 .317 — — — — 0.0
1945 CAG NAL 36 143 23 48 4 4 2 31 0 9 0 .336 .260 (+29%) .328 (+13%) .354 (+30%) .683 (+22%) 458.2
1946 NBY NN2 10 36 4 11 2 1 0 3 1 3 2 .306 — — — — 0.0
1947 NBY NN2 23 97 13 39 4 3 0 10 0 4 0 .402 .262 (+53%) .336 (+26%) .376 (+34%) .712 (+31%) 453.7
1948 NBY NN2 22 81 8 26 1 1 0 7 0 5 0 .321 .263 (+22%) .340 (+6%) .379 (-6%) .719 (avg) -0.7
Career · 8 seasons 159 610 81 187 19 11 3 80 5 33 5 .307 — — — — 333

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
2 2 7 3 2 0 0 40.3 34 17 3 12 15 3.79 -929.2

Career ERA 3.79 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1940 TIC NAL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.0 3 1 4 7 1.29 — 0.0
1944 CAG NAL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 3 0 1 2 0.00 3.57 (+100%) 0.0
1945 CAG NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.7 7 3 1 2 3.12 — 0.0
1948 NBY NN2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 15.7 21 13 6 4 7.47 4.10 (-82%) -929.2
Career · 4 seasons 2 2 7 3 2 0 0 40.1 34 17 12 15 3.79 — -929

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1943 ALC CAG 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home702362879225.335
Away902944089224.303

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home529.0190450.00
Away832.03207120.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-09-05 NY5NW2L 312000000
1948-09-05 NY5NW2W 200000000
1948-08-08 NY5HOML 300000000
1948-08-08 NY5HOML 402000000
1948-07-27 NY5PH5L 422000000
1948-07-18 NY5BLGL 400000000
1948-07-18 NY5BLGL 300000000
1948-07-16 NY5NW2L 400000000
1948-07-10 NY5NY6L 513000000
1948-07-09 NY5NY6L 411000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-08-08 NY5HOM — 7.0930320
1948-07-10 NY5NY6 — 3.0530210
1948-06-25 NY5BLG L 5.0760200
1948-06-11 NY5HOM L 6.0440124
1948-06-04 NY5BLG — 1.0330010
1948-05-15 NY5HOM L 6.0730000
1947-08-29 NY5BLG — 0.0000000
1947-05-24 NY5HOM L 0.0000000
1945-05-25 CAGKCM L 8.01170121
1944-08-31 CAGCVB W 9.0310120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 3 29 0 1 1
C 1 1 3 0 0 0
OF 152 144 227 17 11 3
P 7 3 2 11 1 0
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1940 TIC OF 15 15 17 4 1 1
1940 TIC P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1942 BBB 1B 2 2 16 0 0 1
1942 BBB OF 12 12 30 1 0 0
1943 CAG 1B 2 1 13 0 1 0
1943 CAG C 1 1 3 0 0 0
1943 CAG OF 23 21 39 2 4 1
1944 CAG OF 11 11 25 3 1 0
1944 CAG P 1 1 0 3 1 0
1945 CAG OF 36 34 50 4 1 1
1945 CAG P 1 0 1 3 0 0
1946 NBY OF 10 9 12 0 0 0
1947 NBY OF 22 22 33 2 3 0
1947 NBY SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 NBY OF 23 20 21 1 1 0
1948 NBY P 4 1 1 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 7
Catcher 1
First Base 4
Shortstop 1
Left Field 33
Center Field 6
Right Field 113

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Smith

Was Johnny Smith a pitcher?
No. Johnny Smith was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 7 career games.
How many home runs did Johnny Smith hit?
Johnny Smith hit 3 career home runs with 187 hits.