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Elmer Smith
Elmer John Smith

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

Debut September 20, 1914
Final Game September 27, 1925
Born September 21, 1892 in Sandusky, OH
Died August 3, 1984 in Columbia, KY

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1914 21 CLE AL  13   53    5   17   3  0   0    8   1  1   2  11  .321  .345  .377  114   20   1           0    
 1915 22 CLE AL 144  476   37  118  23 12   3   67  10 11  36  75  .248  .301  .366   98  174  16           0    
 1916 23 TOT AL 124  381   37   95  25  6   5   67   7     36  63  .249  .319  .386  109  147  13           3    
         CLE AL  79  213   25   59  15  3   3   40   3     18  35  .277  .336  .418  121   89   6           1    
         WSH AL  45  168   12   36  10  3   2   27   4     18  28  .214  .298  .345   94   58   7           2    
 1917 24 TOT AL  99  278   29   68   9  4   3   39   7     18  32  .245  .293  .338   90   94  12           1    
         WSH AL  35  117    8   26   4  3   0   17   1      5  14  .222  .260  .308   74   36   5           1    
         CLE AL  64  161   21   42   5  1   3   22   6     13  18  .261  .316  .360  100   58   7           0    
 1919 26 CLE AL 114  395   60  110  24  6   9   54  15     41  30  .278  .354  .438  116  173  10           5    
 1920 27 CLE AL 129  456   82  144  37 10  12  103   5  4  53  35  .316  .391  .520  137  237  13           3    
 1921 28 CLE AL 129  431   98  125  28  9  16   85   0  2  56  46  .290  .374  .508  121  219  16           2    
 1922 29 TOT AL  94  258   44   71  13  6   7   37   0  3  28  26  .275  .348  .453  108  117   7           1    
         BOS AL  73  231   43   66  13  6   6   32   0  3  25  21  .286  .358  .472  116  109   6           1    
         NYY AL  21   27    1    5   0  0   1    5   0  0   3   5  .185  .267  .296   45    8   1           0    
 1923 30 NYY AL  70  183   30   56   6  2   7   35   3  1  21  21  .306  .377  .475  122   87   4           0    
 1925 32 CIN NL  96  284   47   77  13  7   8   46   6  5  28  20  .271  .339  .451  101  128   7           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1012 3195  469  881 181 62  70  541  54 27 319 359  .276  .344  .437  113 1396  99   0   0  16   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        511   75  141  29 10  11   87   9  4  51  57  .276  .344  .437  113  223  16   0   0   3   0
 Career High    144  476   98  144  37 12  16  103  15 11  56  75  .316  .391  .520  137  237  16   0   0   5   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1914 21 CLE AL   56   38    7   4.9    85| .321  .261| .345  .335| .377  .342| .722  .677| 114  .679   0.7   0.1  50%
 1915 22 CLE AL  528  385   50   3.5    85| .248  .257| .301  .336| .366  .338| .667  .674|  98  .507  -4.3  -0.5  47%
 1916 23 TOT AL  433  299   47   4.3    85| .249  .260| .319  .335| .386  .339| .705  .674| 109  .595   3.3   0.4     
         CLE AL  238  160   30   5.1    87| .277  .263| .336  .339| .418  .344| .754  .683| 121  .670   4.9   0.6     
         WSH AL  195  139   17   3.3    82| .214  .256| .298  .330| .345  .334| .643  .663|  94  .481  -1.5  -0.2     
 1917 24 TOT AL  309  222   27   3.3    82| .245  .259| .293  .331| .338  .335| .631  .665|  90  .486  -4.9  -0.6     
         WSH AL  128   96    9   2.5    79| .222  .254| .260  .325| .308  .328| .568  .653|  74  .371  -4.4  -0.5     
         CLE AL  181  126   18   3.9    85| .261  .263| .316  .335| .360  .340| .676  .675| 100  .560  -0.5  -0.1     
 1919 26 CLE AL  451  295   60   5.5   100| .278  .283| .354  .350| .438  .381| .792  .731| 116  .632   8.2   0.9     
 1920 27 CLE AL  525  329   91   7.4   109| .316  .295| .391  .360| .520  .405| .911  .765| 137  .707  24.2   2.4  55%
 1921 28 CLE AL  505  324   80   6.6   116| .290  .302| .374  .368| .508  .424| .882  .792| 121  .618  13.1   1.2   0%
 1922 29 TOT AL  294  197   39   5.3   109| .275  .292| .348  .357| .453  .410| .801  .767| 108  .550   2.3   0.3   0%
         BOS AL  263  174   37   5.7   109| .286  .292| .358  .357| .472  .410| .830  .766| 116  .582   4.7   0.5   0%
         NYY AL   31   23    2   2.3   111| .185  .295| .267  .361| .296  .415| .563  .776|  45  .213  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1923 30 NYY AL  208  132   33   6.7   109| .306  .292| .377  .363| .475  .404| .852  .767| 122  .658   5.2   0.5  75%
 1925 32 CIN NL  320  219   42   5.1   112| .271  .298| .339  .355| .451  .425| .790  .780| 101  .501  -0.2   0.0  54%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3629 2440  476   5.2   100| .276  .281| .344  .350| .437  .382| .781  .732| 113  .597  47.8   4.7     

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

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1914 21 CLE AL  OF   13     29    2    0    0 1.000  .957  2.38  1.92                0   13    0
 1915 22 CLE AL  OF  123    202   15   18    4  .923  .958  1.76  1.98               21    0  102
 1916 23 TOT AL  OF  102    152   12    4    4  .976  .963  1.61  2.03               11    0   91
         CLE AL  OF   57     77    7    3    3  .966  .963  1.47  2.03                1    0   56
         WSH AL  OF   45     75    5    1    1  .988  .963  1.78  2.03               10    0   35
 1917 24 TOT AL  OF   69    124    9    8    2  .943  .967  1.93  2.14               35    0   34
         WSH AL  OF   29     60    4    7    0  .901  .967  2.21  2.14               27    0    2
         CLE AL  OF   40     64    5    1    2  .986  .966  1.73  2.14                8    0   32
 1919 26 CLE AL  OF  111    167   12    8    8  .957  .958  1.61  2.16                0    0  111
 1920 27 CLE AL  OF  129    217    8    7    1  .970  .962  1.74  2.16                0    0  129
 1921 28 CLE AL  OF  127    183   16    6    1  .971  .960  1.57  2.21                1    0  126
 1922 29 TOT AL  OF   69    130    8    8    4  .945  .964  2.00  2.22                2    1   66
         BOS AL  OF   58    117    7    7    3  .947  .964  2.14  2.22                0    1   57
         NYY AL  OF   11     13    1    1    1  .933  .966  1.27  2.22                2    0    9
 1923 30 NYY AL  OF   47     86    5    5    2  .948  .965  1.94  2.26                0    0   47
 1925 32 CIN NL  OF   80    139    8    5    5  .967  .967  1.84  2.33               53    2   26
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1914 21 CLE AL  OF   13     29    2    0    0 1.000  .957  2.38  1.92                0   13    0
 1915 22 CLE AL  OF  123    202   15   18    4  .923  .958  1.76  1.98               21    0  102
 1916 23 TOT AL  OF  102    152   12    4    4  .976  .963  1.61  2.03               11    0   91
         CLE AL  OF   57     77    7    3    3  .966  .963  1.47  2.03                1    0   56
         WSH AL  OF   45     75    5    1    1  .988  .963  1.78  2.03               10    0   35
 1917 24 TOT AL  OF   69    124    9    8    2  .943  .967  1.93  2.14               35    0   34
         WSH AL  OF   29     60    4    7    0  .901  .967  2.21  2.14               27    0    2
         CLE AL  OF   40     64    5    1    2  .986  .966  1.73  2.14                8    0   32
 1919 26 CLE AL  OF  111    167   12    8    8  .957  .958  1.61  2.16                0    0  111
 1920 27 CLE AL  OF  129    217    8    7    1  .970  .962  1.74  2.16                0    0  129
 1921 28 CLE AL  OF  127    183   16    6    1  .971  .960  1.57  2.21                1    0  126
 1922 29 TOT AL  OF   69    130    8    8    4  .945  .964  2.00  2.22                2    1   66
         BOS AL  OF   58    117    7    7    3  .947  .964  2.14  2.22                0    1   57
         NYY AL  OF   11     13    1    1    1  .933  .966  1.27  2.22                2    0    9
 1923 30 NYY AL  OF   47     86    5    5    2  .948  .965  1.94  2.26                0    0   47
 1925 32 CIN NL  OF   80    139    8    5    5  .967  .967  1.84  2.33               53    2   26
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  870   1429   95   69   31  .957  .962  1.75  2.15              123   16  732
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       870   1429   95   69   31  .957  .962  1.75  2.15

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1920   WS    CLE BRO     W   5  13   1   4  0  1  1   5   1   1  .308  .357  .692   0  0   0   0   0 
 1922   WS    NYY NYG     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   7  15   1   4  0  1  1   5   1   3  .267  .313  .600   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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

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.

Slugging %
1920 AL-.520-6
1921 AL-.508-9

OPS
1920 AL-.910-7

Doubles
1920 AL-37-10

Home Runs
1916 AL-5-5
1919 AL-9-5
1920 AL-12-5
1921 AL-16-6

RBI
1920 AL-103-9

Strikeouts
1915 AL-75-5
1916 AL-63-7

Adjusted OPS+
1920 AL-137-8

Adjusted Batting Runs
1920 AL-24-10

Batting Wins
1920 AL-2.4-10

Extra-Base Hits
1915 AL-38-10
1920 AL-59-7

Offensive Win%
1920 AL-.707-7

Power/Speed Number
1919 AL-11.3-4

At Bats per Home Run
1916 AL-76.2-4
1917 AL-92.7-6
1919 AL-43.9-2
1920 AL-38.0-4
1921 AL-26.9-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 28 (816) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.0 (1075) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.5 (1138) (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
Before 1913 Season: Purchased by the Cleveland Naps from the Duluth (Central).
August 18, 1916: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Joe Leonard to the Washington Senators for Joe Boehling and Danny Moeller.
June 13, 1917: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Washington Senators for $4,000.
December 24, 1921: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with George Burns and Joe Harris to the Boston Red Sox for Stuffy McInnis.
July 23, 1922: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Joe Dugan to the New York Yankees for Chick Fewster, Elmer Miller, Johnny Mitchell, Lefty O'Doul, and $50,000.
January 7, 1924: Traded by the New York Yankees with $50,000 to the Louisville (American Association) for Earle Combs.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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Slugging % 1920 AL-.520-6 1921 AL-.508-9	OPS 1920 AL-.910-7	Doubles 1920 AL-37-10	Home Runs 1916 AL-5-5 1919 AL-9-5 1920 AL-12-5 1921 AL-16-6	RBI 1920 AL-103-9	Strikeouts 1915 AL-75-5 1916 AL-63-7
Adjusted OPS+ 1920 AL-137-8	Adjusted Batting Runs 1920 AL-24-10	Batting Wins 1920 AL-2.4-10	Extra-Base Hits 1915 AL-38-10 1920 AL-59-7	Offensive Win% 1920 AL-.707-7	Power/Speed Number 1919 AL-11.3-4
At Bats per Home Run 1916 AL-76.2-4 1917 AL-92.7-6 1919 AL-43.9-2 1920 AL-38.0-4 1921 AL-26.9-5