What years did Harry Smythe play?

Harry Smythe played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1934.

Was Harry Smythe a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Smythe pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 33 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Smythe hit?

Harry Smythe hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.

Harry Smythe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1934)

W–L 5–12

ERA 6.40

WHIP 1.90

SO 33

Pitcher PIV -2006.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 179 lb
Born: 10/24/1904 in Augusta, GA, USA
Died: 8/28/1980 in Augusta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-07-21
Last Game: 1934-06-26

Full name: William Henry Smythe

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	12	60	10	2	0	4	154.7	232	110	10	62	33	6.40	-2006.5

Career ERA 6.40 vs. league average 4.58 across their career seasons — 39.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1929	PHI	NL	4	6	19	7	2	1	68.7	94	40	15	12	5.24	4.60 (-14%)	590.0
1930	PHI	NL	0	3	25	3	0	2	49.7	84	43	31	9	7.79	4.80 (-62%)	-1594.1
1934	NYA	AL	0	2	8	0	0	1	15.0	24	13	8	7	7.80	4.29 (-82%)	-173.4
1934	BRO	NL	1	1	8	0	0	0	21.3	30	14	8	5	5.91	4.29 (-38%)	-828.9
Career · 4 seasons			5	12	60	10	2	4	154.2	232	110	62	33	6.40	—	-2,006

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
63	54	7	13	2	0	0	6	0	2	7	.241	.268	.278	.546	0

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .288 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OBP .268 vs. league average .350 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career SLG .278 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OPS .546 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	PHI	NL	20	26	3	5	1	2	1	3	.192	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	PHI	NL	25	14	1	4	0	3	0	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	NYA	AL	8	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	BRO	NL	10	9	3	3	1	0	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			63	54	7	13	2	6	2	7	.241	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	30	23	4	5	0	2	.217
Away	33	31	3	8	0	3	.258

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	30	79.1	113	48	33	17	5.45
Away	30	75.1	119	62	29	16	7.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1934-06-26	BRO	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1934-06-23	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1934-06-21	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1934-06-16	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	1	0
1934-06-13	BRO	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1934-06-12	BRO	PIT	W	3	1	0	0	0	0
1934-06-10	BRO	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1934-06-05	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1934-06-02	BRO	BSN	L	3	1	2	1	0	0
1934-05-30	BRO	NY1	L	1	1	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1934-06-23	BRO	STL	—	1.1	4	0	0	0	0	0
1934-06-21	BRO	STL	—	0.2	2	2	0	1	0	0
1934-06-16	BRO	CIN	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	1
1934-06-12	BRO	PIT	W	7.2	7	3	3	2	2	0
1934-06-10	BRO	BSN	—	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	1
1934-06-05	BRO	PHI	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1934-06-02	BRO	BSN	—	5.2	7	7	4	2	3	0
1934-05-30	BRO	NY1	—	3.0	2	2	2	2	0	0
1934-05-27	NYY	SLA	—	3.1	6	4	3	0	2	1
1934-05-22	NYY	CLE	—	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	60	0	8	46	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	PHI	P	19	4	23	0	0
1930	PHI	P	25	2	9	2	0
1934	NYA	P	8	1	6	0	1
1934	BRO	P	8	1	8	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	60

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Smythe

What years did Harry Smythe play?: Harry Smythe played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1934.
Was Harry Smythe a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Smythe pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 33 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Smythe hit?: Harry Smythe hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.