Dave Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: January 21, 1955 in Richmond, CA us

Died: December 17, 2008 in San Diego, CA

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego State University (San Diego, CA).

High School: Poway HS (Poway, CA)

School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1980 (Age 25-081d, 14,273rd in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: June 8, 1992 (Age 37-139d)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: David Stanley Smith

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.7

ERA

2.67

609

216

809.1

548

WHIP

1.215

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 34 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 9 tying, 11 go ahead

2 Tms
HOU	28
CHC	6

Platoon
vs RHB	22
vs LHB	12

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	16

Outs
0	13
1	12
2	9

11 Opps
SFG	5
PIT	4
SDP	4
CIN	4
NYM	3
PHI	3
LAD	3
MON	3
ATL	2
STL	2
CHC	1

27 Batters
Kevin McReynolds	3
Dale Murphy	3
Orlando Merced	2
Andre Dawson	2
Jack Clark	2
Reggie Smith	1
Mike Schmidt	1
Bo Díaz	1
Lee Mazzilli	1
Chili Davis	1
Doug Frobel	1
Tom Seaver	1
Mike Marshall	1
Eddie Murray	1
Nick Esasky	1
Tim Wallach	1
Fred Lynn	1
Keith Moreland	1
Chris Gwynn	1
Chris James	1
Eric Davis	1
Félix José	1
Larry Herndon	1
Steve Henderson	1
Matt Williams	1
Darrell Porter	1
Darryl Strawberry	1

12 Parks
Astrodome (HOU)	12
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
9	8
7	7
8	2
78	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	22
4	4
6	3
3	3
1	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
12-	6
-2-	4
1--	4
123	2
--3	2
1-3	1

64 Runs
RISP	15
0 on	15
1 on	10
2 on	7
3 on	2
Any on	19

Inning
7	4
8	11
9	15
Extra	4

7-end	34

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	3
+1	2
Tied	5
-1	10
-2	7
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	6
Tied	5
Behind	23

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	22
2-1	4
3-2	3
2-0	2
0-0	1
1-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	8
RF	8
LF	6
1B	4
PH	4
3B	2
P	1
C	1

OrderPos
4th	10
3rd	5
5th	5
6th	4
2nd	3
7th	2
9th	2
8th	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	19
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1980-08-01	Steve Henderson	NYM		HOU	behind 1-4	b 7	0	12-		3	2	PH	35%	58%		Home Run; J. Morales Scores; F. Taveras Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1981-05-08	Tom Seaver	CIN		HOU	ahead 2-0	b 7	2	1--		2	9	1	8%	97%		Home Run (LF-CF); R. Oester Scores
3	3	2	1	1981-08-10	Larry Herndon	SFG		HOU	behind 3-4	b 8	2	---		1	5	7	35%	52%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1982-05-25	Andre Dawson	MON	@	HOU	ahead 3-1	t 8	0	---		1	3	8	6%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1982-06-02	Andre Dawson	MON		HOU	behind 2-6	b 8	0	---		1	3	8	4%	8%		Home Run
6	6	3	1	1982-08-06	Jack Clark	SFG		HOU	behind 4-6	b 9	0	---		1	3	9	10%	18%		Home Run (Deep CF)
7	7	4	2	1982-08-06	Reggie Smith	SFG		HOU	behind 5-6	b 9	0	---		1	4	3	44%	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1983-04-08	Lee Mazzilli	PIT	@	HOU	tied 3-3	t 9	1	--3		2	2	8	25%	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Lacy Scores
9	9	2	1	1983-06-26	Mike Marshall	LAD		HOU	behind 5-9	b 8	0	---		1	6	9	4%	7%		Home Run
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1984-04-29	Dale Murphy	ATL	@	HOU	behind 2-6	t 8	0	---		1	3	8	3%	6%		Home Run
11	11	2	1	1984-06-06	Kevin McReynolds	SDP		HOU	behind 2-3	b 10	0	---		1	6	8	44%	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	1984-07-27	Kevin McReynolds	SDP		HOU	ahead 5-3	b 7	2	--3		2	6	8	8%	97%		Home Run; S. Garvey Scores
13	13	4	1	1984-08-17	Doug Frobel	PIT		HOU	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---		1	2	9	27%	88%		Home Run
14	14	5	1	1984-09-04	Dale Murphy	ATL		HOU	behind 5-7	b 7	1	-2-		2	4	8	31%	55%		Home Run; R. Ramírez Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1985-05-31	Keith Moreland	CHC	@	HOU	ahead 3-2	t 10	0	12-		3	4	9	8%	99%		Home Run; R. Sandberg Scores; D. Lopes Scores
16	16	2	1	1985-08-16	Nick Esasky	CIN	@	HOU	behind 3-4	t 9	2	---		1	6	7	37%	41%		Home Run
17	17	3	1	1985-08-21	Darrell Porter	STL	@	HOU	tied 4-4	t 9	1	12-		3	8	PH	39%	97%		Home Run; A. Van Slyke Scores; O. Smith Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1986-04-19	Bo Díaz	CIN		HOU	behind 2-4	b 9	0	---		1	7	2	11%	19%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	2	1	1986-06-13	Chili Davis	SFG	@	HOU	behind 0-1	t 9	1	12-		3	5	8	66%	93%		Home Run; C. Brown Scores; J. Leonard Scores
20	20	3	1	1986-06-18	Eric Davis	CIN		HOU	behind 1-2	b 9	1	1--		2	4	7	80%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); D. Parker Scores
21	21	4	1	1986-07-13	Mike Schmidt	PHI	@	HOU	tied 4-4	t 11	1	---		1	4	3	39%	84%		Home Run
22	22	5	1	1986-07-19	Darryl Strawberry	NYM	@	HOU	behind 2-4	t 9	1	-2-		2	5	9	36%	44%		Home Run; G. Carter Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1988-07-16	Chris James	PHI		HOU	ahead 6-5	b 8	2	123	4,(2-1) CBBX	4	5	9	11%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Samuel Scores; M. Thompson Scores; M. Schmidt Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1989-07-27	Eddie Murray	LAD	@	HOU	behind 4-5	t 9	1	12-	3,(2-0) ..BBX	3	8	PH	67%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Bean Scores; J. Hamilton Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1990-05-06 (1)	Kevin McReynolds	NYM		HOU	tied 4-4	b 11	1	12-	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	4	7	30%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Teufel Scores; H. Johnson Scores
26	26	2	1	1990-06-25	Fred Lynn	SDP	@	HOU	behind 2-5	t 9	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	1	7	7	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	3	1	1990-07-19	Tim Wallach	MON	@	HOU	behind 1-3	t 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) ...X	2	4	5	33%	42%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); O. Nixon Scores
28	28	4	1	1990-07-29	Jack Clark	SDP		HOU	behind 2-3	b 8	2	-2-	6,(3-2) .1KBBC1B.X	2	4	3	60%	85%		Home Run; T. Gwynn Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1991-04-15	Dale Murphy	PHI	@	CHC	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) ..BBFX	1	4	9	9%	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); D. Murphy Scores
30	30	2	1	1991-04-22	Félix José	STL		CHC	behind 1-2	b 9	1	1--	4,(2-1) .B1SBX	2	5	9	80%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Hudler Scores; F. José Scores
31	31	3	1	1991-06-11	Matt Williams	SFG	@	CHC	behind 5-6	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) ..BBFSX	1	4	5	34%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive); M. Williams Scores
32	32	4	1	1991-07-04	Orlando Merced	PIT	@	CHC	behind 3-8	t 8	2	123	6,(3-2) BBFBSX	4	1	3	13%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Varsho Scores; C. Wilkerson Scores; L. McClendon Scores; O. Merced Scores
33	33	5	1	1991-09-01	Chris Gwynn	LAD		CHC	ahead 10-3	b 8	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	3	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); L. Harris Scores; C. Gwynn Scores
34	34	6	1	1991-09-09	Orlando Merced	PIT	@	CHC	behind 8-10	t 9	1	1-3	3,(1-1) .CBX	3	9	PH	66%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Bullett Scores; J. Lind Scores; O. Merced Scores