Willie Smith

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1971)

AVG .248
HR 46
RBI 211
H 410
OPS .689
PIV 550
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 182 lb
Born
2/11/1939 in Anniston, AL, USA
Died
1/16/2006 in Anniston, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1963-06-18
Last Game
1971-09-30
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
21.0 19.0 1.0 2.0 0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .105 .150 .211 .361

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
5 3 7 5 7 0 74.0 75 48 17 4 27 23 2.07 1.38

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1938 10.0 10.0 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
1946 11.0 9.0 1.0 2.0 0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .222 .300 .444 .744
1948 10.0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1958 2.0 2.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Listed seasons · 4 33 31 2 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .194 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1938 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 2.00
1946 3 2 4 4 3 0 37.0 35 22 0 2 8 16 0.00 1.16
1948 2 1 3 1 4 0 37.0 40 26 17 2 19 7 4.13 1.59
1958 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0.00 1.00
1959 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.33
Listed seasons · 5 6 3 8 5 8 0 81.0 80 50 18 4 28 27 2.00 1.33

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
691 1,654 171 410 63 21 46 211 20 107 284 .248 .295 .395 .689 550

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career OPS .689 vs. league average .682 across their career seasons — near 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
1963 DET AL 17 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 — — — — 0.0
1964 LAA AL 118 359 46 108 14 6 11 51 7 8 39 .301 .250 (+20%) .312 (+1%) .377 (+23%) .690 (+13%) 700.4
1965 CAL AL 136 459 52 120 14 9 14 57 9 32 60 .261 .245 (+6%) .310 (-1%) .371 (+14%) .682 (+7%) 440.3
1966 CAL AL 90 195 18 36 3 2 1 20 1 12 37 .185 .248 (-26%) .309 (-23%) .376 (-37%) .685 (-31%) -919.2
1967 CLE AL 21 32 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 10 .219 — — — — 0.0
1968 CLE AL 33 42 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 3 14 .143 — — — — 0.0
1968 CHN NL 55 142 13 39 8 2 5 25 0 12 33 .275 .236 (+16%) .298 (+12%) .340 (+37%) .638 (+25%) 0.0
1969 CHN NL 103 195 21 48 9 1 9 25 1 25 49 .246 .248 (-1%) .320 (+3%) .369 (+19%) .689 (+12%) 409.8
1970 CHN NL 87 167 15 36 9 1 5 24 2 11 32 .216 .253 (-15%) .325 (-18%) .385 (-4%) .711 (-10%) -321.5
1971 CIN NL 31 55 3 9 2 0 1 4 0 3 9 .164 .249 (-34%) .316 (-35%) .365 (-30%) .682 (-32%) -278.0
Career · 10 seasons 691 1,654 171 410 63 21 46 211 20 107 284 .248 — — — — 32

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 4 29 3 0 0 2 61.0 60 21 7 24 39 3.10 -971.9

Career ERA 3.10 vs. league average 3.34 across their career seasons — 7.2% 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
1963 DET AL 1 0 11 2 0 0 2 21.7 24 11 13 16 4.57 3.46 (-32%) -294.2
1964 LAA AL 1 4 15 1 0 0 0 31.7 34 10 10 20 2.84 3.58 (+21%) -677.7
1968 CLE AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 1 0.00 — 0.0
1968 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 2 4 29 3 0 0 2 61.0 60 21 24 39 3.10 — -972

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3638098320024103.247
Away3288468721022108.248

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1329.1291212183.68
Away1631.231912222.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1971-09-30 CINATLL 000000010
1971-09-28 CINATLL 100000000
1971-09-26 CINSFGL 100000001
1971-09-24 CINSFGW 100000001
1971-09-19 CINHOUL 100000001
1971-09-18 CINHOUW 100000000
1971-09-14 CINATLL 100000000
1971-09-13 CINATLW 100000000
1971-09-12 CINHOUL 000000010
1971-05-28 CINHOUW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1968-08-27 CHCSFG — 2.2000020
1968-06-24 CLEDET — 3.0100100
1968-06-01 CLETEX — 2.0100010
1964-06-15 LAATEX — 0.2000110
1964-06-13 LAADET L 2.2411010
1964-06-08 LAACLE — 0.1222002
1964-06-06 LAANYY L 0.2222010
1964-05-30 LAABAL — 1.2000010
1964-05-27 LAAMIN — 5.2531231
1964-05-24 LAANYY — 0.0222001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 93 64 641 34 4 62
OF 339 298 459 17 12 2
P 29 3 5 12 0 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1963 DET P 11 2 1 4 0 0
1964 LAA OF 87 80 128 2 3 0
1964 LAA P 15 1 1 6 0 1
1965 CAL 1B 2 1 9 2 1 1
1965 CAL OF 123 108 187 10 4 1
1966 CAL OF 52 40 71 4 2 1
1967 CLE 1B 3 1 8 0 0 0
1967 CLE OF 4 3 4 0 1 0
1968 CLE 1B 7 4 51 2 0 5
1968 CLE OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1968 CLE P 2 0 1 1 0 1
1968 CHN 1B 4 1 16 1 0 0
1968 CHN OF 38 36 42 1 0 0
1968 CHN P 1 0 2 1 0 0
1969 CHN 1B 24 16 159 9 1 14
1969 CHN OF 33 30 26 0 2 0
1970 CHN 1B 43 32 318 11 2 32
1970 CHN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1971 CIN 1B 10 9 80 9 0 10

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 29
First Base 93
Left Field 287
Center Field 3
Right Field 55

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Roman Mejias
    .254 avg, 54 HR
  2. 84
    Tom Grieve
    .249 avg, 65 HR
  3. 81
    Charlie Spikes
    .246 avg, 65 HR
  4. 80
    Brennan Boesch
    .250 avg, 48 HR
  5. 77
    Bryan De La Cruz
    .253 avg, 60 HR
  6. 77
    Harry Craft
    .253 avg, 44 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Smith

What years did Willie Smith play?
Willie Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1971.
Was Willie Smith a pitcher?
Both. Willie Smith pitched in 29 games, going 2-4 with a 3.1 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Willie Smith hit?
Willie Smith hit 46 career home runs with 410 hits.