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 was Pete Smith's career batting average?

Pete Smith batted .118 over his career, with 33 hits in 279 at bats.

How many RBI did Pete Smith have?

Pete Smith drove in 15 runs in his career.

What was Pete Smith's career ERA?

Pete Smith finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 47-71 with 640 strikeouts.

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 September 8, 2026

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	1025.7	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

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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	31.7	39	17	14	11	4.83	4.29 (-13%)	-348.9
1988	ATL	NL	7	15	32	32	5	3	0	195.3	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	90.7	92	44	36	53	4.37	4.19 (-4%)	-2349.9
1994	NYN	NL	4	10	21	21	1	0	0	131.3	145	81	42	62	5.55	4.51 (-23%)	-3791.9
1995	CIN	NL	1	2	11	2	0	0	0	24.3	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	43.3	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	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	ATL	NL	6	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	ATL	NL	32	53	2	6	1	0	0	1	11	.113	.254 (-55%)	.317 (-59%)	.377 (-65%)	.695 (-62%)	-508.6
1989	ATL	NL	29	41	2	4	0	1	3	4	9	.098	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	13	23	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	ATL	NL	14	12	1	2	0	0	0	1	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	ATL	NL	12	26	1	1	0	0	2	2	11	.038	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	ATL	NL	20	27	2	6	1	0	5	1	11	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	NYN	NL	21	37	2	5	1	0	1	4	9	.135	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CIN	NL	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SDN	NL	38	30	2	5	1	1	3	1	16	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SDN	NL	11	14	1	1	0	0	1	2	6	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BAL	AL	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			234	279	15	33	4	2	15	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	6.7	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	3.7	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
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	124	135	11	20	0	8	.148
Away	110	144	4	13	0	7	.090

Pitching — Home / Away

Pete Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	121	537.2	554	274	218	330	4.59
Away	110	488.0	489	244	186	310	4.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pete Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-09-24	BAL	BOS	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	1
1998-09-23	BAL	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-20	BAL	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-09-18	BAL	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-15	BAL	TEX	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1998-09-07	BAL	SEA	—	2.1	3	3	3	1	5	1
1998-09-01	BAL	CHW	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1998-08-26	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1998-08-25	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-08-20	BAL	TBR	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0

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 — 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 Career Earnings			$4,840,000

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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 was Pete Smith's career batting average?: Pete Smith batted .118 over his career, with 33 hits in 279 at bats.
How many RBI did Pete Smith have?: Pete Smith drove in 15 runs in his career.
What was Pete Smith's career ERA?: Pete Smith finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 47-71 with 640 strikeouts.