What years did Will Smith play?

Will Smith played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2024.

Was Will Smith a pitcher?

Yes. Will Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 748 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Will Smith hit?

Will Smith hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Will Smith play for?

Will Smith played for 6 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2012–2013, 2024), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014–2016), the San Francisco Giants (2016, 2018–2019), the Atlanta Braves (2020–2022), the Houston Astros (2022), and the Texas Rangers (2023).

Did Will Smith win a Cy Young Award?

No. Will Smith did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Will Smith win?

Will Smith was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Will Smith's career stats?

In 618 games, Will Smith went 33-45 with a 3.85 ERA, 748 strikeouts, 652.1 innings pitched, and 114 saves.

What was Will Smith's salary?

Will Smith's last recorded salary was $1,475,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,475,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,000, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.

What position did Will Smith play?

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

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

Will Smith was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 255 pounds.

What was Will Smith's career ERA?

Will Smith finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 33-45 with 748 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Will Smith have?

Will Smith recorded 748 career strikeouts.

Is Will Smith in the Hall of Fame?

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

Will Smith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2024)

Will Smith was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2024 for 6 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 13 seasons. Across 618 career appearances, he went 33-45 with a 3.85 ERA, 748 strikeouts, and 114 saves. Will Smith was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6740.6.

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 15, 2026

W–L 33–45

ERA 3.85

WHIP 1.24

SO 748

Pitcher PIV 6740.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 255 lb
Born: 7/10/1989 in Newnan, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-05-23
Awards: All-Star

Full name: William Michael Smith

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Career Pitching Statistics

Will Smith — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	45	618	17	0	0	114	652.1	570	279	84	238	748	3.85	6740.6

Career ERA 3.85 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 6.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Will Smith (b. 1989) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	KCA	AL	6	9	16	16	0	89.2	111	53	33	59	5.32	4.01 (-33%)	-1437.9
2013	KCA	AL	2	1	19	1	0	33.1	24	12	7	43	3.24	3.87 (+16%)	283.3
2014	MIL	NL	1	3	78	0	1	65.2	62	27	31	86	3.70	3.74 (+1%)	809.6
2015	MIL	NL	7	2	76	0	0	63.1	52	19	24	91	2.70	3.96 (+32%)	2391.6
2016	MIL	NL	1	3	27	0	0	22.0	18	9	9	22	3.68	4.19 (+12%)	-51.2
2016	SFN	NL	1	1	26	0	0	18.1	13	6	9	26	2.95	4.19 (+30%)	1107.4
2018	SFN	NL	2	3	54	0	14	53.0	37	15	15	71	2.55	4.15 (+39%)	2789.5
2019	SFN	NL	6	0	63	0	34	65.1	46	20	21	96	2.76	4.51 (+39%)	2111.6
2020	ATL	NL	2	2	18	0	0	16.0	11	8	4	18	4.50	4.45 (-1%)	-1170.3
2021	ATL	NL	3	7	71	0	37	68.0	49	26	28	87	3.44	4.27 (+19%)	164.6
2022	ATL	NL	0	1	41	0	5	37.0	35	18	21	41	4.38	3.97 (-10%)	-1158.3
2022	HOU	AL	0	2	24	0	0	22.0	23	8	4	24	3.27	3.97 (+18%)	724.0
2023	TEX	AL	2	7	60	0	22	57.1	44	28	17	55	4.40	4.33 (-1%)	1409.7
2024	KCA	AL	0	4	45	0	1	41.1	45	30	15	29	6.53	4.08 (-60%)	-1233.0
Career · 14 seasons			33	45	618	17	114	652.1	570	279	238	748	3.85	—	6,741

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

Will Smith — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
618	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0

Career AVG 1.000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — +300.6% above league average.

Career OBP 1.000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +215.0% above league average.

Career SLG 1.000 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — +145.7% above league average.

Career OPS 2.000 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — +176.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Will Smith (b. 1989) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	KCA	AL	16	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	KCA	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIL	NL	78	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIL	NL	76	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIL	NL	27	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SFN	NL	26	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SFN	NL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SFN	NL	63	1	1	2	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	ATL	NL	18	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	ATL	NL	71	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	ATL	NL	41	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	HOU	AL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	TEX	AL	60	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	KCA	AL	45	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			618	1	1	2	1.000	—	—	—	—	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

Will Smith — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Will Smith — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2023	ALDS1	TEX	1	.000
2023	WS	TEX	2	.000
2021	NLCS	ATL	4	.000
2021	NLDS1	ATL	3	.000
2021	WS	ATL	4	.000
2020	NLCS	ATL	3	.000
2020	NLDS2	ATL	2	.000
2020	NLWC4	ATL	2	.000
2016	NLDS1	SFN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Will Smith — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
4	2	23	0	6	20.0	9	5	7	19	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Will Smith — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2023	ALDS1	TEX	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2023	WS	TEX	0	0	2	0	1.1	1	2	1	2	13.50
2021	NLCS	ATL	2	0	4	1	4.0	1	0	1	4	0.00
2021	NLDS1	ATL	0	0	3	3	3.0	2	0	1	3	0.00
2021	WS	ATL	0	0	4	2	4.0	2	0	1	1	0.00
2020	NLCS	ATL	1	1	3	0	1.2	2	3	3	1	16.20
2020	NLDS2	ATL	1	0	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2020	NLWC4	ATL	0	0	2	0	2.1	0	0	0	5	0.00
2016	NLDS1	SFN	0	1	2	0	1.1	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

Will Smith — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	318	1	0	1	0	2	1.000
Away	300	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Will Smith — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	318	338.1	313	153	116	389	4.07
Away	300	314.0	257	126	122	359	3.61

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Will Smith — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-08-25	KCR	PHI	—	1.0	4	5	5	0	1	1
2024-08-24	KCR	PHI	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0
2024-08-20	KCR	LAA	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	0
2024-08-13	KCR	MIN	—	1.1	3	3	3	0	1	2
2024-08-09	KCR	STL	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0
2024-08-07	KCR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024-08-06	KCR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-08-04	KCR	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2024-08-01	KCR	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2024-07-29	KCR	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Will Smith — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	618	17	14	52	7	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Will Smith — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	KCA	P	16	16	2	8	0	1
2013	KCA	P	19	1	2	4	1	1
2014	MIL	P	78	0	0	7	1	0
2015	MIL	P	76	0	0	4	0	0
2016	MIL	P	27	0	0	2	1	0
2016	SFN	P	26	0	0	2	0	0
2018	SFN	P	54	0	3	2	0	0
2019	SFN	P	63	0	1	3	1	1
2020	ATL	P	18	0	1	2	0	0
2021	ATL	P	71	0	2	4	0	1
2022	ATL	P	41	0	2	2	0	0
2022	HOU	P	24	0	0	1	0	0
2023	TEX	P	60	0	1	4	0	0
2024	KCA	P	45	0	0	7	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Will Smith (b. 1989) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	618

Salary History

Will Smith's recorded salaries total $2,489,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Smith's career ran from 2012 to 2024. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.

Will Smith — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIL	NL	$1,475,000
2015	MIL	NL	$512,500
2014	MIL	NL	$502,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,489,500

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Will Smith: the record in brief

The bio dates Will Smith's major league debut to May 23, 2012. The team column moves through the Kansas City Royals (2012 to 2024), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014 through 2016), the San Francisco Giants (2016 through 2019), the Atlanta Braves (2020 through 2022), the Houston Astros (2022), and the Texas Rangers (2023). Smith, born on July 10, 1989, in Newnan, GA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Smith's listed size is 6'5" and 255 pounds. Will Smith was the playing name; the full given name is William Michael.

Smith pitched in 618 games, starting 17, and finished with a 33-45 record and 3.85 ERA. The same table counts 748 strikeouts and 114 saves. Against a 4.11 league ERA for the same years, Smith was 6.3% better. The best win total was 7, in 2015. 2019 produced Smith's most strikeouts, 96. The most saves in one season was 37, in 2021. 2015 was Smith's sharpest full season, a 2.70 ERA against the league's 3.96.

Frequently Asked Questions about Will Smith

What years did Will Smith play?: Will Smith played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2024.
Was Will Smith a pitcher?: Yes. Will Smith pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 748 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Will Smith hit?: Will Smith hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Will Smith play for?: Will Smith played for 6 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2012–2013, 2024), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014–2016), the San Francisco Giants (2016, 2018–2019), the Atlanta Braves (2020–2022), the Houston Astros (2022), and the Texas Rangers (2023).
Did Will Smith win a Cy Young Award?: No. Will Smith did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Will Smith win?: Will Smith was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Will Smith's career stats?: In 618 games, Will Smith went 33-45 with a 3.85 ERA, 748 strikeouts, 652.1 innings pitched, and 114 saves.
How much did Will Smith earn in his career?: Will Smith's recorded salaries total $2,489,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Smith's career ran from 2012 to 2024. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.
What was Will Smith's salary?: Will Smith's last recorded salary was $1,475,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,475,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,000, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position did Will Smith play?: Will Smith played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Will Smith and how much did he weigh?: Will Smith was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 255 pounds.
What was Will Smith's career ERA?: Will Smith finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 33-45 with 748 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Will Smith have?: Will Smith recorded 748 career strikeouts.
Is Will Smith in the Hall of Fame?: No. Will Smith has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.