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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1934 26 NYG NL   3   5  30   5   0   0  15  5   66.7   70   40   32   2   21   27   0   1   289       1  4.32  3.86   89 1.365
 1935 27 NYG NL  10   8  40  10   4   1  18  5  124.0  125   50   47   6   32   44   7   1   521       0  3.41  3.86  113 1.266
 1936 28 NYG NL  14  13  43  30   9   4  10  2  209.3  217  116   88  16   69   89   4   4   871       0  3.78  3.90  103 1.366
 1937 29 NYG NL   5   4  33   9   2   0  13  0   85.7   91   45   40   8   30   41   2   0   367       1  4.20  3.87   92 1.412
 1938 30 PHI NL   1   4  37   1   0   0  21  1   86.0  115   70   60   7   40   46   0   0   405       0  6.28  4.01   64 1.802
 1939 31 PHI NL   0   0   5   0   0   0   1  0    9.0   11    5    4   1    5    2   2   0    42       0  4.00  3.96   99 1.778
 1940 32 CLE AL  15   7  31  24  11   1   5  2  183.0  187   79   70  12   55   46   6   3   761       1  3.44  4.20  122 1.322
 1941 33 CLE AL  12  13  29  27  13   2   2  0  206.7  204   95   88  12   75   76   1   8   884       0  3.83  3.94  103 1.350
 1942 34 CLE AL  10  15  30  24   7   1   6  0  168.3  163   96   74   9   71   66   5   3   742       0  3.96  3.44   87 1.390
 1943 35 CLE AL  17   7  29  27  14   3   2  1  208.3  186   74   59   7   72   72   0   0   862       0  2.55  3.10  122 1.238 MVP-15,AS
 1944 36 CLE AL   7  13  28  26   7   1   2  0  181.7  197   83   69   6   69   44   3   4   792       0  3.42  3.29   96 1.464
 1945 37 CLE AL   5  12  21  19   8   3   1  1  133.7  141   74   57   8   48   34   2   3   576       0  3.84  3.26   85 1.414
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .495  99 101 356 202  75  16  96 17 1662.3 1707  827  688  94  587  587  32  27  7112       3  3.72  3.67   99 1.380
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  12  43  24   9   1  11  2  202.3  208  100   83  11   71   71   3   3   866   0   0  3.72  3.67   99 1.380
 Career High     17  15  43  30  14   4  21  5  209.3  217  116   88  16   75   89   7   8   884   0   1  2.55  4.20  122 1.238

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1934 26 NYG NL  30   14    0    4   0  0   0    1   0      0   3  .286  .286  .286   55    4   1           0   1
 1935 27 NYG NL  40   34    4    4   0  0   1    2   0      3   3  .118  .189  .206    7    7   2           0   2
 1936 28 NYG NL  43   73   11   10   1  0   0    8   0      7  18  .137  .232  .151    5   11   4           2   2
 1937 29 NYG NL  33   25    1    3   0  0   0    0   0      0   9  .120  .120  .120  -35    3   1           0   0
 1938 30 PHI NL  37   21    2    0   0  0   0    0   0      4   4  .000  .160  .000  -53    0   0           0   2
 1939 31 PHI NL   5    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1940 32 CLE AL  31   62   12   19   4  0   0    5   0  0   7   9  .306  .386  .371  100   23   1           1   2
 1941 33 CLE AL  30   71    8   11   1  0   1    3   0  0  11  20  .155  .268  .211   31   15   1           0   0
 1942 34 CLE AL  30   60    4   15   2  0   0    5   0  0   1   7  .250  .274  .283   61   17   2           1   1
 1943 35 CLE AL  30   68    3   14   1  1   0    5   0  0   9  14  .206  .299  .250   65   17   4           0   1 MVP-15,AS
 1944 36 CLE AL  28   64    1   10   1  0   0    7   0  0   3  13  .156  .194  .172    7   11   1           0   6
 1945 37 CLE AL  22   41    2   12   2  0   0    2   0  0   6   6  .293  .383  .341  114   14   2           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     359  535   48  102  12  1   2   38   0  0  51 106  .191  .266  .228   39  122  19   0   0   4  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        241   22   46   5  0   1   17   0  0  23  48  .191  .266  .228   39   55   9   0   0   2   8
 Career High     43   73   12   19   4  1   1    8   0  0  11  20                          23   4   0   0   2   6

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1934 26 NYG NL   15   12    1   2.2   103| .286  .285| .286  .340| .286  .405| .572  .744|  55  .200  -0.9  -0.1     
 1935 27 NYG NL   39   34    1   0.8   102| .118  .283| .189  .338| .206  .403| .395  .742|   7  .036  -4.6  -0.5     
 1936 28 NYG NL   86   69    2   0.8   102| .137  .285| .232  .344| .151  .398| .383  .742|   5  .036  -9.7  -1.0     
 1937 29 NYG NL   26   23    0   0.0   102| .120  .281| .120  .343| .120  .399| .240  .742| -35  .000  -4.8  -0.5     
 1938 30 PHI NL   25   23    0   0.0    99| .000  .275| .160  .339| .000  .391| .160  .730| -53  .000  -4.5  -0.5     
 1939 31 PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0   100| .000  .276| .000  .340| .000  .394| .000  .734|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
 1940 32 CLE AL   71   46    9   5.2   108| .306  .275| .386  .348| .371  .418| .757  .766| 100  .521   0.5   0.0   0%
 1941 33 CLE AL   83   61    4   1.8   102| .155  .269| .268  .345| .211  .397| .479  .742|  31  .139  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1942 34 CLE AL   64   48    4   2.2    89| .250  .258| .274  .332| .283  .362| .557  .693|  61  .247  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1943 35 CLE AL   81   59    5   2.3    82| .206  .249| .299  .322| .250  .344| .549  .666|  65  .287  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1944 36 CLE AL   68   61    2   0.9    88| .156  .263| .194  .329| .172  .360| .366  .689|   7  .059  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1945 37 CLE AL   49   32    5   4.2    85| .293  .257| .383  .328| .341  .349| .724  .677| 114  .536   1.1   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      609  470   33   1.9    96| .191  .269| .266  .337| .228  .381| .494  .718|  39  .176 -44.0  -4.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1934 26 NYG NL   P   30      1   14    1    2  .938  .962  0.50  1.12  2.02  2.27    5   66.7
 1935 27 NYG NL   P   40      5   24    2    2  .935  .960  0.72  1.18  2.10  2.31   10  124.0
 1936 28 NYG NL   P   43      4   44    5    4  .906  .950  1.12  1.16  2.06  2.32   30  209.3
 1937 29 NYG NL   P   33      3   15    0    1 1.000  .957  0.55  1.20  1.89  2.39    9   85.7
 1938 30 PHI NL   P   37      5   16    1    1  .955  .963  0.57  1.13  2.20  2.21    1   86.0
 1939 31 PHI NL   P    5      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  0.60  1.08  3.00  2.20    0    9.0
 1940 32 CLE AL   P   31      6   44    0    5 1.000  .956  1.61  1.05  2.46  2.04   24  183.0
 1941 33 CLE AL   P   29      9   46    3    5  .948  .960  1.90  1.16  2.39  2.14   27  206.7
 1942 34 CLE AL   P   30      5   34    1    0  .975  .956  1.30  1.30  2.09  2.31   24  168.3
 1943 35 CLE AL   P   29      6   45    2    1  .962  .962  1.76  1.27  2.20  2.27   27  208.3 AS
 1944 36 CLE AL   P   28      4   46    1    2  .980  .960  1.79  1.14  2.48  2.09   26  181.7
 1945 37 CLE AL   P   21      6   37    1    3  .977  .956  2.05  1.28  2.89  2.24   19  133.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1934 26 NYG NL   P   30      1   14    1    2  .938  .962  0.50  1.12  2.02  2.27    5   66.7
 1935 27 NYG NL   P   40      5   24    2    2  .935  .960  0.72  1.18  2.10  2.31   10  124.0
 1936 28 NYG NL   P   43      4   44    5    4  .906  .950  1.12  1.16  2.06  2.32   30  209.3
 1937 29 NYG NL   P   33      3   15    0    1 1.000  .957  0.55  1.20  1.89  2.39    9   85.7
 1938 30 PHI NL   P   37      5   16    1    1  .955  .963  0.57  1.13  2.20  2.21    1   86.0
 1939 31 PHI NL   P    5      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  0.60  1.08  3.00  2.20    0    9.0
 1940 32 CLE AL   P   31      6   44    0    5 1.000  .956  1.61  1.05  2.46  2.04   24  183.0
 1941 33 CLE AL   P   29      9   46    3    5  .948  .960  1.90  1.16  2.39  2.14   27  206.7
 1942 34 CLE AL   P   30      5   34    1    0  .975  .956  1.30  1.30  2.09  2.31   24  168.3
 1943 35 CLE AL   P   29      6   45    2    1  .962  .962  1.76  1.27  2.20  2.27   27  208.3
 1944 36 CLE AL   P   28      4   46    1    2  .980  .960  1.79  1.14  2.48  2.09   26  181.7
 1945 37 CLE AL   P   21      6   37    1    3  .977  .956  2.05  1.28  2.89  2.24   19  133.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 356     55  367   17   26  .961  .958  1.19  1.18  2.28  2.22  202 1662.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       356     55  367   17   26  .961  .958  1.19  1.18  2.29  2.22  202   1662

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1936   WS    NYG NYY     L   1   0  81.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   2   3   1   0 
 1937   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   0   3.00  0  0  0  0   3     2   1   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   3   0  10.80  0  0  0  0   3.1   4   4   1   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1936   WS    NYG NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1937   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1943   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1943

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1943-AL-15-0.06
Car-1033-0.06 shares

ERA
1943 AL-2.55-8

Wins
1940 AL-15-7
1943 AL-17-4

Won-Loss %
1940 AL-.682-4
1943 AL-.708-3

Bases on Balls/9IP
1940 AL-2.70-6
1941 AL-3.27-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1936 NL-3.83-9

Games
1936 NL-43-8

Saves
1934 NL-5-5
1935 NL-5-4

Games Started
1943 AL-27-9

Comp. Games
1943 AL-14-10

Shutouts
1936 NL-4-1
1941 AL-2-10
1943 AL-3-5
1945 AL-3-9

Home Runs Allow.
1936 NL-16-6

Losses
1936 NL-13-9
1942 AL-15-6
1945 AL-12-9

Wild Pitches
1941 AL-8-4

Hit Batsmen
1935 NL-7-5
1940 AL-6-1
1942 AL-5-3

Games Finished
1935 NL-18-6
1938 NL-21-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 36 (657) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1327) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 14.0 (755) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
December 3, 1937: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Giants.
December 29, 1937: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Al Smith's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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All-Star 1943	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1943-AL-15-0.06 Car-1033-0.06 shares	ERA 1943 AL-2.55-8	Wins 1940 AL-15-7 1943 AL-17-4	Won-Loss % 1940 AL-.682-4 1943 AL-.708-3	Bases on Balls/9IP 1940 AL-2.70-6 1941 AL-3.27-10
Strikeouts/9IP 1936 NL-3.83-9	Games 1936 NL-43-8	Saves 1934 NL-5-5 1935 NL-5-4	Games Started 1943 AL-27-9	Comp. Games 1943 AL-14-10	Shutouts 1936 NL-4-1 1941 AL-2-10 1943 AL-3-5 1945 AL-3-9
Home Runs Allow. 1936 NL-16-6	Losses 1936 NL-13-9 1942 AL-15-6 1945 AL-12-9	Wild Pitches 1941 AL-8-4	Hit Batsmen 1935 NL-7-5 1940 AL-6-1 1942 AL-5-3	Games Finished 1935 NL-18-6 1938 NL-21-6