Sherry Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1927)

W–L 114–118
ERA 3.32
WHIP 1.30
SO 428
Pitcher PIV 5294.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 170 lb
Born
2/18/1891 in Monticello, GA, USA
Died
9/12/1949 in Reidsville, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1911-05-11
Last Game
1927-07-18

Full name: Sherrod Malone Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
114 118 373 224 142 16 21 2052.7 2,234 757 57 440 428 3.32 5294.0

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — 9.3% better than 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
1911 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 4 1 0 54.00 — 0.0
1912 PIT NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4.0 6 3 1 3 6.75 — 0.0
1915 BRO NL 14 8 29 20 11 2 2 173.7 169 50 42 52 2.59 2.90 (+11%) 188.2
1916 BRO NL 14 10 36 23 15 4 1 219.0 193 57 45 67 2.34 2.78 (+16%) 362.2
1917 BRO NL 12 12 38 23 15 0 3 211.3 210 78 51 58 3.32 2.69 (-24%) -540.1
1919 BRO NL 7 12 30 19 13 2 1 173.0 181 43 29 40 2.24 3.09 (+27%) 1099.1
1920 BRO NL 11 9 33 12 6 2 3 136.3 134 28 27 33 1.85 3.45 (+46%) 1412.1
1921 BRO NL 7 11 35 17 9 0 4 175.3 232 76 34 36 3.90 4.02 (+3%) 1681.4
1922 BRO NL 4 8 28 9 3 1 2 108.7 128 55 35 15 4.56 4.18 (-9%) -1675.8
1922 CLE AL 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 15.7 18 6 3 4 3.45 4.18 (+18%) 361.8
1923 CLE AL 9 6 30 16 10 1 1 124.0 129 45 37 23 3.27 4.03 (+19%) 22.1
1924 CLE AL 12 14 39 27 20 2 1 247.7 267 83 42 34 3.02 4.13 (+27%) 2215.2
1925 CLE AL 11 14 31 30 22 1 1 237.0 296 128 48 30 4.86 4.55 (-7%) -422.9
1926 CLE AL 11 10 27 24 16 1 0 188.3 214 78 31 25 3.73 4.11 (+9%) 947.7
1927 CLE AL 1 4 11 2 1 0 1 38.0 53 23 14 8 5.45 4.08 (-33%) -357.3
Career · 15 seasons 114 118 373 224 142 16 21 2,052.2 2,234 757 440 428 3.32 — 5,294

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
381 709 59 165 24 10 6 60 4 30 134 .233 .268 .320 .588 -1,567

Career AVG .233 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Career OBP .268 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 20.3% below league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Career OPS .588 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 16.9% below 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
1911 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1912 PIT NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1915 BRO NL 29 57 7 14 4 0 0 2 0 3 8 .246 .250 (-2%) .318 (-11%) .332 (-5%) .651 (-8%) -79.1
1916 BRO NL 38 77 4 21 1 2 0 7 1 4 18 .273 .248 (+10%) .314 (+1%) .326 (+3%) .640 (+2%) 13.7
1917 BRO NL 43 77 3 15 2 4 0 2 1 4 17 .195 .248 (-22%) .312 (-25%) .323 (avg) .635 (-12%) -178.5
1919 BRO NL 30 54 4 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 9 .148 .262 (-43%) .322 (-49%) .347 (-47%) .670 (-48%) -394.6
1920 BRO NL 33 43 6 10 2 2 0 3 1 1 9 .233 — — — — 0.0
1921 BRO NL 35 57 2 13 3 0 1 2 0 1 12 .228 .286 (-20%) .344 (-30%) .395 (-16%) .739 (-22%) -220.4
1922 BRO NL 28 35 5 9 1 0 1 3 0 1 3 .257 — — — — 0.0
1922 CLE AL 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1923 CLE AL 30 45 5 11 0 0 1 4 0 3 11 .244 — — — — 0.0
1924 CLE AL 40 89 7 18 3 0 1 5 0 3 16 .202 .283 (-29%) .345 (-32%) .389 (-31%) .734 (-31%) -457.6
1925 CLE AL 31 92 9 28 3 1 1 15 1 6 13 .304 .288 (+6%) .349 (+3%) .407 (-4%) .756 (-1%) 1.2
1926 CLE AL 27 65 7 14 3 1 1 11 0 2 12 .215 .279 (-23%) .345 (-31%) .390 (-13%) .735 (-22%) -252.0
1927 CLE AL 11 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 381 709 59 165 24 10 6 60 4 30 134 .233 — — — — -1,567

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
3 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .091

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1920 WS BRO 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1916 WS BRO 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 3 3 0 30.3 17 3 9 5 0.89

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1920 WS BRO 1 1 2 2 0 17.0 10 1 3 3 0.53
1916 WS BRO 0 1 1 1 0 13.3 7 2 6 2 1.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2003362778223.232
Away1813723287437.234

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1951045.210953632152133.12
Away1781006.111454042252163.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-07-18 CLEBOSL 200000000
1927-07-10 CLEMINL 000000000
1927-07-02 CLEDETL 000000000
1927-06-29 CLECHWL 301000000
1927-06-26 CLESLAL 000000000
1927-06-07 CLEMINL 000000000
1927-05-23 CLEDETL 000000000
1927-05-07 CLEPHAW 200000002
1927-05-02 CLESLAL 201000000
1927-04-27 CLESLAL 300000012

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1927-07-18 CLEBOS — 3.2433400
1927-07-10 CLEMIN L 0.1333000
1927-07-02 CLEDET — 2.0220000
1927-06-29 CLECHW — 8.01133310
1927-06-26 CLESLA — 2.0200020
1927-06-07 CLEMIN L 1.0566201
1927-05-23 CLEDET — 0.1100000
1927-05-07 CLEPHA W 5.0200000
1927-05-02 CLESLA L 4.21266001
1927-04-27 CLESLA L 10.01142540

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 3 0 1 0 0 0
P 373 0 91 686 33 27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1911 PIT P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1912 PIT P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1915 BRO P 29 0 5 49 3 1
1916 BRO P 36 0 3 67 4 0
1917 BRO OF 3 0 1 0 0 0
1917 BRO P 38 0 6 81 3 2
1919 BRO P 30 0 5 66 2 3
1920 BRO P 33 0 10 63 3 3
1921 BRO P 35 0 8 70 3 1
1922 BRO P 28 0 3 35 4 1
1922 CLE P 2 0 3 5 0 0
1923 CLE P 30 0 4 42 0 5
1924 CLE P 39 0 21 72 7 4
1925 CLE P 31 0 8 64 3 1
1926 CLE P 27 0 10 62 0 6
1927 CLE P 11 0 5 10 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 373
Left Field 1
Center Field 1
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    George Mogridge
    132-131, 3.21 ERA
  2. 89
    Jim Bagby
    127-88, 3.11 ERA
  3. 86
    Watson Clark
    111-97, 3.66 ERA
  4. 82
    Jim Barr
    101-112, 3.56 ERA
  5. 80
    George Suggs
    99-91, 3.11 ERA
  6. 78
    Ken Raffensberger
    119-154, 3.60 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherry Smith

What years did Sherry Smith play?
Sherry Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1927.
Was Sherry Smith a pitcher?
Yes. Sherry Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 428 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sherry Smith hit?
Sherry Smith hit 6 career home runs with 165 hits.