John
Smiley
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 17, 1965 in Usa, PA, PHOENIXVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1988    1989   
All-Star Selections 1989    1990   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 21 NYG NL   8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1987 22 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 8
1988 23 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 9 8 8 9 8 8
1989 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 7 7
1990 25 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 7 6 7 9 9 9 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1986 21 AAA   10 9 .526 25 25 2 1 0 176.7 167 61 6 40 130 3.11 .250 .292 .351 .643  
1987 22 NYG NL 9 12 .429 30 30 2 0 0 204.3 188 75 15 48 142 3.30 .241 .287 .379 .666 13.5
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 1 0 0 42.0 32 10 0 10 33 2.14 .206 .255 .213 .467  
1988 23 NYG NL 15 10 .600 35 35 8 3 0 268.7 234 83 18 47 185 2.78 .231 .265 .364 .629 21.7
1989 24 NYG NL 20 8 .714 35 35 9 4 0 265.7 222 106 20 35 196 3.59 .224 .251 .375 .625 19.9
1990 25 NYG NL 10 8 .556 35 35 1 0 0 227.7 213 91 29 32 147 3.60 .243 .272 .405 .677 15.2
4 Years Sim 54 38 .587 135 135 20 7 0 966.3 857 355 82 162 670 3.31 .234 .268 .380 .647 70.3
2 Years AAA 13 11 .542 31 31 3 1 0 218.7 199 71 6 50 163 2.92 .242 .285 .325 .610  
Season Average 13 9 .591 33 33 5 1 0 241.6 214 88 20 40 167 3.31 .234 .268 .380 .647  
Career Highs 20 12 .714 35 35 9 4 0 268.7 234 106 29 48 196 3.60 .243 .287 .405 .677  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   649 271 64 116 480   .245 .276 .398 .675
vs LH   208 84 18 46 190   .206 .241 .331 .571
Home 25 24 .510 71 71 7 4 0 488.0 451 208 49 88 343 3.84 .242 .276 .405 .682
Away 29 14 .674 64 64 13 3 0 478.3 406 147 33 74 327 2.77 .226 .256 .353 .609
Mar/Apr 4 9 .308 18 18 0 0 0 111.0 134 64 17 26 82 5.19 .296 .334 .490 .824
May 7 7 .500 24 24 4 1 0 181.7 161 64 17 29 111 3.17 .234 .265 .384 .649
June 12 6 .667 23 23 4 1 0 171.7 156 63 10 25 128 3.30 .239 .267 .360 .627
July 11 5 .688 24 24 5 2 0 162.3 127 55 12 21 122 3.05 .212 .239 .357 .596
August 10 5 .667 24 24 4 3 0 170.7 133 54 13 29 114 2.85 .211 .246 .350 .596
Sep/Oct 10 6 .625 22 22 5 0 0 169.0 146 55 13 32 113 2.93 .228 .265 .367 .632
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1987 22 NYG NL P 30 30 204.3 10 30 0 0 1.000 1.76    
1988 23 NYG NL P 35 35 268.7 15 38 0 4 1.000 1.78    
1989 24 NYG NL P 35 35 265.7 13 40 2 2 .964 1.80    
1990 25 NYG NL P 35 35 227.7 11 32 3 2 .935 1.70    
Career Totals   135 135 966.3 49 140 5 8 .974 1.76    
Career Highs   35 35 268.7 15 40 3 4 1.000 1.80    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 23 NYG NL 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 24.7 26 17 2 7 19 6.20 .271 .320 .417 .737
1989 24 NYG NL 4 1 .800 5 5 1 0 0 40.0 28 9 2 3 22 2.03 .188 .204 .322 .526
1990 25 NYG NL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 13.7 15 8 3 4 9 5.27 .283 .333 .453 .786
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 6 .400 11 11 2 0 0 78.3 69 34 7 14 50 3.91 .232 .266 .376 .642
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1987-10-3.30
1988-5-2.78
Wins
1988-7-15
1989-1-20
Winning Pct
1989-8-.714
Games Started
1988-5-35
1989-3-35
1990-8-35
Complete Games
1988-1-8
1989-1-9
1990-5-1
Shutouts
1988-3-3
1989-1-4
Innings Pitched
1988-2-268.7
1989-2-265.7
1990-3-227.7
Hits Allowed
1988-6-234
1989-6-222
1990-7-213
Homeruns Allowed
1990-2-29
Strikeouts
1988-6-185
1989-8-196
Walks per 9IP
1988-6-1.6
1989-1-1.2
1990-3-1.3
Hits per 9IP
1988-10-7.8
1989-8-7.5
WHiP
1987-10-1.15
1988-3-1.05
1989-1-0.97
1990-5-1.08
OAVG
1988-10-.231
1989-8-.224
OOBP
1988-3-.265
1989-1-.251
1990-6-.272
OOPS
1988-9-.629
1989-10-.625
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1986
Injured on 7/14/1986 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/9/1987
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1988, going 5-0, 1.75
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1988
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1989, winning 2 games with a 1.04 ERA
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1989, going 4-0, 1.61
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1989
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game