Pete Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1998)

Pete Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1998 for 5 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 12 seasons. Across 231 career appearances, he went 47-71 with a 4.55 ERA and 640 strikeouts. He also batted .118 with 0 home runs.

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 47–71
ERA 4.55
WHIP 1.41
SO 640
Pitcher PIV -10862.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
2/27/1966 in Abington, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1987-09-08
Last Game
1998-09-24

Full name: Peter John Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pete Smith — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
47 71 231 163 12 4 1 1025.2 1,043 518 126 404 640 4.55 -10862.6

Career ERA 4.55 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 10.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Pete Smith (b. 1966) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1987 ATL NL 1 2 6 6 0 0 0 31.2 39 17 14 11 4.83 4.29 (-13%) -348.9
1988 ATL NL 7 15 32 32 5 3 0 195.1 183 80 88 124 3.69 3.73 (+1%) -639.3
1989 ATL NL 5 14 28 27 1 0 0 142.0 144 75 57 115 4.75 3.71 (-28%) 631.5
1990 ATL NL 5 6 13 13 3 0 0 77.0 77 41 24 56 4.79 3.86 (-24%) -548.0
1991 ATL NL 1 3 14 10 0 0 0 48.0 48 27 22 29 5.06 3.91 (-29%) -558.4
1992 ATL NL 7 0 12 11 2 1 0 79.0 63 18 28 43 2.05 3.75 (+45%) 991.4
1993 ATL NL 4 8 20 14 0 0 0 90.2 92 44 36 53 4.37 4.19 (-4%) -2349.9
1994 NYN NL 4 10 21 21 1 0 0 131.1 145 81 42 62 5.55 4.51 (-23%) -3791.9
1995 CIN NL 1 2 11 2 0 0 0 24.1 30 18 7 14 6.66 4.45 (-50%) -1680.1
1997 SDN NL 7 6 37 15 0 0 1 118.0 120 63 52 68 4.81 4.39 (-9%) -1998.3
1998 SDN NL 3 2 10 8 0 0 0 43.1 45 23 18 36 4.78 4.43 (-8%) 0.2
1998 BAL AL 2 3 27 4 0 0 0 45.0 57 31 16 29 6.20 4.43 (-40%) -571.0
Career · 12 seasons 47 71 231 163 12 4 1 1,025.2 1,043 518 404 640 4.55 — -10,863

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

Pete Smith — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
234 279 15 33 4 2 0 15 0 19 83 .118 .174 .147 .321 -509

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career OBP .174 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career SLG .147 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Career OPS .321 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pete Smith (b. 1966) 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
1987 ATL NL 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 — — — — 0.0
1988 ATL NL 32 53 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 .113 .254 (-55%) .317 (-59%) .377 (-65%) .695 (-62%) -508.6
1989 ATL NL 29 41 2 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 9 .098 — — — — 0.0
1990 ATL NL 13 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .087 — — — — 0.0
1991 ATL NL 14 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 — — — — 0.0
1992 ATL NL 12 26 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 .038 — — — — 0.0
1993 ATL NL 20 27 2 6 1 0 0 5 0 1 11 .222 — — — — 0.0
1994 NYN NL 21 37 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 9 .135 — — — — 0.0
1995 CIN NL 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SDN NL 38 30 2 5 1 1 0 3 0 1 16 .167 — — — — 0.0
1998 SDN NL 11 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 .071 — — — — 0.0
1998 BAL AL 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 234 279 15 33 4 2 0 15 0 19 83 .118 — — — — -509

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

Pete Smith — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Pete Smith — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 NLCS ATL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 WS ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Pete Smith — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 3 0 0 6.2 5 1 3 3 1.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pete Smith — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1992 NLCS ATL 0 0 2 0 0 3.2 2 1 3 3 2.45
1992 WS ATL 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pete Smith — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home124135112008.148
Away11014441307.090

Pitching — Home / Away

Pete Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home121537.25542742183304.59
Away110488.04892441863104.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pete Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1998-09-24 BALBOS — 1.2211021
1998-09-23 BALTOR — 0.1000000
1998-09-20 BALNYY — 0.2000010
1998-09-18 BALNYY — 0.2000000
1998-09-15 BALTEX — 0.0111000
1998-09-07 BALSEA — 2.1333151
1998-09-01 BALCHW — 0.2211100
1998-08-26 BALCHW — 1.0322000
1998-08-25 BALCHW — 1.0000000
1998-08-20 BALTBR — 0.1211100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pete Smith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 231 163 66 138 8 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pete Smith — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1987 ATL P 6 6 1 2 1 0
1988 ATL P 32 32 12 19 3 0
1989 ATL P 28 27 11 11 1 2
1990 ATL P 13 13 5 5 0 0
1991 ATL P 14 10 3 6 0 0
1992 ATL P 12 11 3 13 1 1
1993 ATL P 20 14 7 14 0 0
1994 NYN P 21 21 12 21 0 1
1995 CIN P 11 2 1 6 0 0
1997 SDN P 37 15 6 24 1 1
1998 SDN P 10 8 3 5 0 2
1998 BAL P 27 4 2 12 1 1

Career Games by Position

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Pete Smith (b. 1966) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 231

Salary History

Pete Smith's recorded salaries total $4,840,000 over 9 seasons, 1988 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Smith's career ran from 1987 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1987 and 1995.

Pete Smith — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1998 SDN NL $975,000
1997 SDN NL $435,000
1994 NYN NL $1,100,000
1993 ATL NL $1,025,000
1992 ATL NL $410,000
1991 ATL NL $365,000
1990 ATL NL $190,000
1989 ATL NL $275,000
1988 ATL NL $65,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $4,840,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Jerome Williams
    52-66, 4.59 ERA
  2. 95
    Jack Armstrong
    40-65, 4.58 ERA
  3. 94
    Jose Urena
    44-78, 4.75 ERA
  4. 93
    Willie Cornelius
    54-65, 4.54 ERA
  5. 91
    Pete Schourek
    66-77, 4.59 ERA
  6. 88
    Kris Benson
    70-75, 4.42 ERA

Pete Smith: the record in brief

According to the bio, Pete Smith debuted on September 8, 1987 and played a final game on September 24, 1998. By club, Smith's seasons break down as the Atlanta Braves (1987 through 1993), the New York Mets (1994), the Cincinnati Reds (1995), the San Diego Padres (1997 through 1998), and the Baltimore Orioles (1998). At 185 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame, Smith is listed as a pitcher. Smith both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Smith was born on February 27, 1966, in Abington, MA, USA. The bio lists the given name Peter John.

Smith went 47-71 with a 4.55 ERA in 231 games, 163 of them starts. The same table counts 640 strikeouts and 12 complete games. Against a 4.11 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.55 mark was 10.6% worse. The best win total was 7, in 1988. 1988 was Smith's sharpest full season, a 3.69 ERA against the league's 3.73.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pete Smith

What years did Pete Smith play?
Pete Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1998.
Was Pete Smith a pitcher?
Yes. Pete Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 640 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pete Smith hit?
Pete Smith hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.
What teams did Pete Smith play for?
Pete Smith played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1987–1993), the New York Mets (1994), the Cincinnati Reds (1995), the San Diego Padres (1997–1998), and the Baltimore Orioles (1998).
What were Pete Smith's career stats?
In 231 games, Pete Smith went 47-71 with a 4.55 ERA, 640 strikeouts, 1,025.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 33 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Pete Smith earn in his career?
Pete Smith's recorded salaries total $4,840,000 over 9 seasons, 1988 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Smith's career ran from 1987 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1987 and 1995.
What was Pete Smith's salary?
Pete Smith's last recorded salary was $975,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $1,100,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $65,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1988 to 1998.
What position did Pete Smith play?
Pete Smith played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Pete Smith and how much did he weigh?
Pete Smith was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Pete Smith's career ERA?
Pete Smith finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 47-71 with 640 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Pete Smith have?
Pete Smith recorded 640 career strikeouts.
Is Pete Smith in the Hall of Fame?
No. Pete Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.