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Clay
Smith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 11, 1914 in Usa, KS, CAMBRIDGE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1941   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 23 SDP NL   6 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1939 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 4 5 4 6 7 6 3 4 3
1940 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1941 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 7 8 8 3 4 3
1942 27 SDP NL $ 300,000 4 4 5 4 7 8 8 4 4 4
1943 28 SDP NL $ 368,571 3 4 5 5 7 8 8 3 3 3
1944 29 SDP NL $ 548,571 3 4 5 5 7 8 8 3 3 3
1945 30 SDP NL $ 548,571 2 4 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4
1946 31 SDP NL $ 548,571 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1947 32 SDP NL $ 548,571 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1948 33 SDP NL $ 710,000 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 4 5 4 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 710,000 6 5 5 5 7 8 8 4 4 4
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 23 SDP NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 26 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 28 SDP NL $ 368,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 29 SDP NL $ 548,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 30 SDP NL $ 548,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 31 SDP NL $ 548,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 32 SDP NL $ 548,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 33 SDP NL $ 710,000   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 $ 710,000   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   2 2 .500 21 0 0 0 0 24.0 32 23 4 7 19 8.63 .317 .361 .505 .866  
    AA   1 2 .333 52 0 0 0 3 56.3 63 28 1 21 46 4.47 .286 .349 .368 .717  
1939 24 SDP NL 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 1 8.0 7 2 0 2 4 2.25 .212 .257 .333 .590 1.0
1940 25 SDP NL 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 1 17.7 20 4 1 1 6 2.04 .282 .292 .423 .714 2.3
1941 26 SDP NL 11 4 .733 54 0 0 0 13 63.3 58 23 7 14 25 3.27 .239 .280 .370 .651 11.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 .250 .333 .500 .833  
1942 27 SDP NL 5 3 .625 50 0 0 0 7 60.3 73 26 6 17 17 3.88 .300 .346 .412 .758 4.9
1943 28 SDP NL 7 6 .538 45 0 0 0 7 53.3 65 18 2 17 13 3.04 .311 .370 .426 .795 5.5
1944 29 SDP NL 5 3 .625 43 0 0 0 16 46.0 60 24 2 22 17 4.70 .316 .388 .432 .819 3.2
1945 30 AAA   2 2 .500 27 0 0 0 0 54.7 55 30 11 7 37 4.94 .261 .284 .469 .754  
1946 31 AAA   3 2 .600 85 0 0 0 13 78.0 70 27 8 29 54 3.12 .236 .305 .372 .676  
1947 32 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 1 23.3 20 9 4 6 12 3.47 .227 .274 .375 .649 2.8
1948 33 AA   6 3 .667 65 0 0 0 1 88.0 87 32 8 27 74 3.27 .264 .320 .380 .700  
7 Years Sim 31 16 .660 235 0 0 0 46 272.0 303 106 22 79 94 3.51 .281 .332 .404 .736 30.8
4 Years AAA 7 6 .538 134 0 0 0 13 158.7 159 80 23 44 113 4.54 .258 .308 .429 .736  
2 Years AA 7 5 .583 117 0 0 0 4 144.3 150 60 9 48 120 3.74 .273 .332 .375 .707  
6 Years Minors 14 11 .560 251 0 0 0 17 303.0 309 140 32 92 233 4.16 .265 .319 .403 .722  
Season Average 4 2 .667 33 0 0 0 6 38.9 43 15 3 11 13 3.51 .281 .332 .404 .736  
Career Highs 11 6 1.000 54 0 0 0 16 63.3 73 26 7 22 25 4.70 .316 .388 .432 .819  
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   146 57 11 32 53   .257 .297 .377 .675
vs LH   157 49 11 47 41   .308 .366 .433 .800
Home 19 8 .704 122 0 0 0 17 135.7 163 50 8 39 44 3.32 .297 .344 .403 .747
Away 12 8 .600 113 0 0 0 30 136.3 140 56 14 40 50 3.70 .265 .316 .405 .721
Mar/Apr 7 2 .778 28 0 0 0 8 33.6 44 13 1 5 15 3.48 .308 .331 .413 .744
May 3 2 .600 41 0 0 0 9 46.6 45 12 5 10 22 2.32 .253 .293 .376 .669
June 5 3 .625 41 0 0 0 5 46.0 54 25 7 22 15 4.89 .298 .374 .481 .855
July 6 2 .750 40 0 0 0 9 47.0 48 24 4 8 15 4.60 .255 .286 .388 .674
August 10 3 .769 53 0 0 0 10 60.7 64 18 2 22 16 2.67 .271 .333 .352 .685
Sep/Oct 0 4 .000 32 0 0 0 6 38.0 48 14 3 12 11 3.32 .318 .368 .437 .805
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
1938 23 AAA   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1940 25 SDP NL 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1941 26 SDP NL 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1942 27 SDP NL 50 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3 0.0
1943 28 SDP NL 45 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5 0.0
1944 29 SDP NL 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1945 30 AAA   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1947 32 SDP NL 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
6 Years Sim 226 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 .250 .200 .450 0.8 0.3
2 Years AAA 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 0.5  
Career Highs 54 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
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   14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .214 .267 .214 .481 0.8
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 111 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .300 .222 .522 0.7
Away 49 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
RISP   4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Close/Late   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Mar/Apr 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
August 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
Sep/Oct 25 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1939 24 SDP NL P 9 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1940 25 SDP NL P 12 0 17.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.02    
1941 26 SDP NL P 54 0 63.3 6 6 0 0 1.000 1.71    
1942 27 SDP NL P 50 0 60.3 3 11 0 2 1.000 2.09    
1943 28 SDP NL P 45 0 53.3 4 14 0 0 1.000 3.04    
1944 29 SDP NL P 43 0 46.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.17    
1947 32 SDP NL P 22 0 23.3 2 6 0 0 1.000 3.09    
Career Totals   235 0 272.0 18 42 0 2 1.000 1.99    
Career Highs   54 0 63.3 6 14 0 2 1.000 3.09    
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
1940 25 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 4 3 0 0 1 81.82 .800 .800 1.000 1.800
1941 26 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 4 3 0 0 1 20.30 .444 .444 .444 .889
1942 27 SDP NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 4.0 4 2 1 0 1 4.50 .267 .267 .467 .733
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 5.7 12 8 1 0 3 12.72 .414 .414 .552 .966
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1941-6-13
1942-10-7
1943-10-7
1944-2-16
 Games Pitched
1941-8-54
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by San Diego in 1938
Earned first career win on 4/22/1940
Won World Series with San Diego in 1940
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won World Series with San Diego in 1941
Had first career hit on 9/28/1942, off Tex Hughson (PIT)
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $368,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $548,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $548,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $548,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/29/1946 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $548,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/6/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $710,000 per year
 
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