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Dave
Smith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: December 17, 1914 in Usa, SC, SELLERS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 23 BOS AL   5 3 3 3 3 4 3 8 8 8
1939 24 BOS AL   5 3 3 3 2 3 2 9 9 9
1940 25 BOS AL   5 3 4 4 1 2 2 8 8 8
1941 26 BOS AL   5 4 4 4 1 2 2 8 8 8
1942 27 BOS AL   5 4 5 4 1 2 2 9 9 9
1943 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 10 10 10
1944 29 BOS AL $ 300,000 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1945 30 BOS AL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 2 3 2 9 9 9
1946 31 BOS AL   5 4 4 4 2 3 2 9 9 9
1947 32 BOS AL   6 4 4 4 2 3 2 9 9 9
1948 33 BOS AL   6 3 4 3 2 3 2 9 9 9
1949 34 BOS AL   6 3 3 3 2 3 2 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 3 3 1 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 3 4 3 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 23 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 24 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 25 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 26 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 27 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 29 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 30 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 31 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 32 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 33 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 34 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1938 23 AAA   3 3 .500 72 0 0 0 5 59.3 71 31 3 35 22 4.70 .303 .394 .410 .804  
1939 24 AAA   7 9 .438 20 20 0 0 0 122.7 138 58 6 73 60 4.26 .280 .373 .382 .756  
1940 25 AAA   2 6 .250 34 0 0 0 19 40.0 40 21 1 22 21 4.73 .268 .363 .349 .712  
1941 26 AAA   3 3 .500 77 0 0 0 9 71.0 73 25 1 35 44 3.17 .278 .362 .316 .678  
1942 27 AAA   3 4 .429 70 0 0 0 7 54.0 53 31 1 41 34 5.17 .261 .385 .335 .720  
1943 28 BOS AL 3 9 .250 42 3 0 0 16 58.3 74 50 2 53 14 7.71 .318 .439 .412 .851 0.0
1944 29 BOS AL 2 8 .200 31 1 0 0 12 41.7 47 22 2 34 8 4.75 .288 .412 .393 .805 4.3
    AAA   0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 5 7.0 12 3 0 3 3 3.86 .387 .441 .452 .893  
1945 30 BOS AL 4 10 .286 63 6 0 0 3 102.0 129 69 10 73 35 6.09 .321 .421 .465 .886 0.0
1946 31 AAA   5 5 .500 66 0 0 0 5 63.7 70 34 2 39 36 4.81 .297 .396 .394 .790  
1947 32 AAA   3 3 .500 18 0 0 0 1 20.0 16 5 0 12 12 2.25 .225 .337 .254 .591  
1948 33 AAA   1 0 1.000 37 0 0 0 2 43.7 47 23 2 34 25 4.74 .285 .407 .388 .795  
1949 34 AAA   5 4 .556 70 0 0 0 6 70.7 73 38 2 52 40 4.84 .279 .398 .336 .734  
3 Years Sim 9 27 .250 136 10 0 0 31 202.0 250 141 14 160 57 6.28 .313 .425 .435 .859 4.3
10 Years AAA 32 39 .451 471 20 0 0 59 552.0 593 269 18 346 297 4.39 .282 .383 .363 .746  
Season Average 3 9 .250 45 3 0 0 10 67.3 83 47 4 53 19 6.28 .313 .425 .435 .859  
Career Highs 4 10 .286 63 6 0 0 16 102.0 129 69 10 73 35 7.71 .321 .439 .465 .886  
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   114 74 8 55 28   .326 .417 .474 .892
vs LH   136 67 6 105 29   .304 .436 .404 .840
Home 5 11 .313 66 6 0 0 13 114.7 130 75 7 88 28 5.89 .295 .413 .416 .829
Away 4 16 .200 70 4 0 0 18 87.3 120 66 7 72 29 6.80 .335 .447 .458 .905
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 11 6 0 0 2 39.0 49 36 4 29 16 8.31 .316 .424 .510 .934
May 2 3 .400 29 1 0 0 4 40.7 48 27 3 25 13 5.98 .304 .399 .430 .829
June 2 3 .400 16 0 0 0 2 19.0 15 6 2 10 4 2.84 .231 .333 .369 .703
July 1 7 .125 25 1 0 0 7 31.3 49 23 0 29 7 6.61 .355 .467 .435 .902
August 0 4 .000 27 0 0 0 7 29.0 42 22 2 24 8 6.83 .368 .478 .474 .952
Sep/Oct 2 6 .250 28 2 0 0 9 43.0 47 27 3 43 9 5.65 .280 .427 .369 .796
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1939 24 AAA   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1940 25 AAA   11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
1943 28 BOS AL 42 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1944 29 BOS AL 31 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 1.0 0.1
1945 30 BOS AL 63 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.2 0.0
1947 32 AAA   15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.5  
1949 34 AAA   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
3 Years Sim 136 30 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .200 .400 1.0 0.1
4 Years AAA 34 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -0.4  
162 Game Average 35 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .200 .200 .200 .400 1.1  
Career Highs 63 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 1.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   17 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .176 .176 .176 .353 0.2
vs LH   13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .231 .462 0.5
Home 66 17 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .353 .353 .353 .706 1.9
Away 53 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
RISP   4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
Close/Late   4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
Mar/Apr 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
May 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
June 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
July 19 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
August 10 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Sep/Oct 17 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1943 28 BOS AL P 42 3 58.3 3 7 0 1 1.000 1.54    
1944 29 BOS AL P 31 1 41.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 1.30    
1945 30 BOS AL P 63 6 102.0 6 24 0 3 1.000 2.65    
Career Totals   136 10 202.0 11 35 0 5 1.000 2.05    
Career Highs   63 6 102.0 6 24 0 3 1.000 2.65    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1943-2-16
1944-6-12
 Games Pitched
1945-8-63
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Dave Baldwin (966)
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  6. Doug McWeeny (964)
  7. Hal White (962)
  8. Roy Johnson (962)
  9. Hank Gornicki (962)
  10. Jim Ray (960)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1938
Injured on 7/7/1939 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/21/1943
Had first career hit on 7/27/1943, off Van Mungo (BRK)
 
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