Dave Smith Career Pitching Summary

Dave Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1992, appearing in 609 games over 13 seasons. He recorded a total of 53 W and 53 L, an ERA of 2.67, 548 SO, a WHIP of 1.215, and a WAR of 11.9.

Dave Smith Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Dave Smith.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Dave Smith
    NameDave Smith
    Date of BirthJanuary 21, 1955
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1980

    📊 Career Summary

    Dave Smith appeared in 609 games over 13 MLB seasons from 1980 to 1992. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS1 (MLB Rank: 6,804)
    GF432 (MLB Rank: 55)
    W53 (MLB Rank: 1,373)
    L53 (MLB Rank: 1,437)
    SV216 (MLB Rank: 50)
    ERA2.67 (MLB Rank: 974)
    IP809.1 (MLB Rank: 1,632)
    SO548 (MLB Rank: 1,409)
    BB283 (MLB Rank: 1,713)
    H700 (MLB Rank: 1,883)
    HR34 (MLB Rank: 2,725)
    SO96.09 (MLB Rank: 3,790)
    BB93.15 (MLB Rank: 7,899)
    H97.78 (MLB Rank: 10,182)
    HR90.38 (MLB Rank: 7,876)
    WHIP1.215 (MLB Rank: 10,426)
    WAR11.9 (MLB Rank: 1,066)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1992)

    In his final season (1992), Dave Smith recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF4
    W0
    ERA2.51
    IP14.1
    SO3
    BB4
    H15
    HR0
    SO91.88
    BB92.51
    H99.42
    WHIP1.326
    WAR0.3

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1985, 9 W
    • Most SO: 1980, 85 SO
    • Most IP: 1980, 102.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1987, 2.9 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1987, 1.65 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Dave Smith appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 5.81, pitched 6.2 IP, struck out 10 batters, with 1 W and 1 L.

    Dave Smith Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1980
    7
    5
    1.93
    0.583
    10
    85
    102.2
    2.6
    1.188
    1
    90
    32
    24
    22
    171
    2.27
    7.5
    2.66
    0
    57
    35
    0
    0
    0.1
    7.9
    2.8
    1
    4
    7
    3
    422
    1981
    5
    3
    2.76
    0.625
    8
    52
    75
    0.7
    1.027
    2
    54
    23
    26
    23
    120
    2.56
    6.2
    2.26
    0
    42
    22
    0
    0
    0.2
    6.5
    2.8
    0
    2
    4
    4
    305
    1982
    5
    4
    3.84
    0.556
    11
    28
    63.1
    -0.3
    1.579
    4
    69
    31
    30
    27
    87
    4.12
    4
    0.9
    1
    49
    29
    0
    0
    0.6
    9.8
    4.4
    4
    0
    4
    2
    286
    1983
    3
    1
    3.1
    0.75
    6
    41
    72.2
    0
    1.486
    2
    72
    36
    32
    25
    110
    3.47
    5.1
    1.14
    0
    42
    24
    0
    0
    0.2
    8.9
    4.5
    1
    0
    4
    1
    323
    1984
    5
    4
    2.21
    0.556
    5
    45
    77.1
    1.6
    1.034
    5
    60
    20
    22
    19
    150
    3.26
    5.2
    2.25
    0
    53
    24
    0
    0
    0.6
    7
    2.3
    1
    1
    3
    1
    304
    1985
    9
    5
    2.27
    0.643
    27
    40
    79.1
    1.6
    1.084
    3
    69
    17
    26
    20
    153
    2.85
    4.5
    2.35
    0
    64
    46
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.8
    1.9
    1
    1
    5
    4
    315
    1986
    4
    7
    2.73
    0.364
    33
    46
    56
    1.3
    1.089
    5
    39
    22
    17
    17
    132
    3.52
    7.4
    2.09
    0
    54
    51
    0
    0
    0.8
    6.3
    3.5
    0
    1
    3
    2
    223
    1987
    2
    3
    1.65
    0.4
    24
    73
    60
    2.9
    1
    0
    39
    21
    13
    11
    239
    1.54
    11
    3.48
    0
    50
    44
    0
    0
    0
    5.9
    3.2
    2
    1
    8
    2
    240
    1988
    4
    5
    2.67
    0.444
    27
    38
    57.1
    -0.1
    1.378
    1
    60
    19
    26
    17
    125
    2.72
    6
    2
    0
    51
    39
    0
    0
    0.2
    9.4
    3
    3
    1
    8
    1
    249
    1989
    3
    4
    2.64
    0.429
    25
    31
    58
    0.6
    1.172
    1
    49
    19
    20
    17
    130
    2.95
    4.8
    1.63
    0
    52
    44
    0
    0
    0.2
    7.6
    2.9
    2
    1
    7
    2
    239
    1990
    6
    6
    2.39
    0.5
    23
    50
    60.1
    1.7
    1.077
    4
    45
    20
    18
    16
    157
    3.01
    7.5
    2.5
    0
    49
    42
    0
    0
    0.6
    6.7
    3
    5
    0
    4
    5
    239
    1991
    0
    6
    6
    0
    17
    16
    33
    -1
    1.758
    6
    39
    19
    22
    22
    65
    6.07
    4.4
    0.84
    0
    35
    28
    0
    0
    1.6
    10.6
    5.2
    1
    1
    5
    1
    151
    1992
    0
    0
    2.51
    0
    0
    3
    14.1
    0.3
    1.326
    0
    15
    4
    4
    4
    148
    3.2
    1.9
    0.75
    0
    11
    4
    0
    0
    0
    9.4
    2.5
    1
    0
    2
    0
    61