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Dave Smith
David Stanley Smith

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School San Diego State University

Debut April 11, 1980
  vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game June 8, 1992
Born January 21, 1955 in Richmond, CA

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 25 HOU NL   7   5  57   0   0   0  35 10  102.7   90   24   22   1   32   85   4   3   422   7   1  1.93  3.28  170 1.188 RoY-5
 1981 26 HOU NL   5   3  42   0   0   0  22  8   75.0   54   26   23   2   23   52   2   4   305   4   0  2.76  3.28  119 1.027
 1982 27 HOU NL   5   4  49   1   0   0  29 11   63.3   69   30   27   4   31   28   0   2   286   4   4  3.84  3.32   87 1.579
 1983 28 HOU NL   3   1  42   0   0   0  24  6   72.7   72   32   25   2   36   41   0   1   323   4   1  3.10  3.38  109 1.486
 1984 29 HOU NL   5   4  53   0   0   0  24  5   77.3   60   22   19   5   20   45   1   1   304   3   1  2.21  3.31  149 1.034
 1985 30 HOU NL   9   5  64   0   0   0  46 27   79.3   69   26   20   3   17   40   1   4   315   5   1  2.27  3.45  152 1.084
 1986 31 HOU NL   4   7  54   0   0   0  51 33   56.0   39   17   17   5   22   46   1   2   223   3   0  2.73  3.58  131 1.089 MVP-17,AS
 1987 32 HOU NL   2   3  50   0   0   0  44 24   60.0   39   13   11   0   21   73   1   2   240   8   2  1.65  3.92  238 1.000
 1988 33 HOU NL   4   5  51   0   0   0  39 27   57.3   60   26   17   1   19   38   1   1   249   8   3  2.67  3.32  124 1.378
 1989 34 HOU NL   3   4  52   0   0   0  44 25   58.0   49   20   17   1   19   31   1   2   239   7   2  2.64  3.40  129 1.172
 1990 35 HOU NL   6   6  49   0   0   0  42 23   60.3   45   18   16   4   20   50   0   5   239   4   5  2.39  3.72  156 1.077 AS
 1991 36 CHC NL   0   6  35   0   0   0  28 17   33.0   39   22   22   6   19   16   1   1   151   5   1  6.00  3.87   65 1.758
 1992 37 CHC NL   0   0  11   0   0   0   4  0   14.3   15    4    4   0    4    3   0   0    61   2   1  2.51  3.61  144 1.326
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Years            53       1       0    216         700       240      283       13  28  3357  64  22  2.67  3.45  129 1.215
 WL%= .500       53     609       0     432     809.3       280       34       548
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  67   0   0   0  48 24   90.0   78   31   26   3   31   61   1   3   374   7   2  2.67  3.45  129 1.215
 Career High      9   7  64   1   0   0  51 33  102.7   90   32   27   6   36   85   4   5   422   8   5  1.65  3.92  238 1.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 25 HOU NL  57   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0 RoY-5
 1981 26 HOU NL  42    8    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .250  .250  .250   46    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 27 HOU NL  49    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 28 HOU NL  42    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1984 29 HOU NL  53    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .200  .000  -37    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1985 30 HOU NL  64    3    1    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .000  .250  .000  -23    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1986 31 HOU NL  54    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-17,AS
 1987 32 HOU NL  50    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .500  .667  .500  221    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 33 HOU NL  51    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1989 34 HOU NL  52    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1990 35 HOU NL  49    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000    2    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1991 36 CHC NL  35    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     609   44    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   4  21  .068  .146  .068  -37    3   5   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         12    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   6  .068  .146  .068  -37    1   1   0   0   0   0
 Career High     64   12    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   4                           2   2   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 25 HOU NL   14   14    0   0.0    88| .000  .257| .000  .318| .000  .373| .000  .691|-100  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1981 26 HOU NL    8    6    1   4.5    88| .250  .256| .250  .321| .250  .368| .500  .689|  46  .542  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1982 27 HOU NL    2    2    0   0.0    88| .000  .256| .000  .318| .000  .372| .000  .690|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1983 28 HOU NL    6    6    0   0.0    91| .000  .255| .000  .322| .000  .378| .000  .700|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1984 29 HOU NL    6    5    0   0.0    87| .000  .254| .200  .317| .000  .369| .200  .686| -37  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1985 30 HOU NL    5    4    0   0.0    92| .000  .257| .250  .324| .000  .382| .250  .706| -23  .000  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1986 31 HOU NL    2    2    0   0.0    95| .000  .258| .000  .328| .000  .389| .000  .716|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1987 32 HOU NL    3    1    1  26.8   103| .500  .264| .667  .333| .500  .412|1.167  .745| 221  .960   0.5   0.1   0%
 1988 33 HOU NL    2    3    0   0.0    86| .000  .252| .000  .314| .000  .370| .000  .684|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1989 34 HOU NL    1    1    0   0.0    88| .000  .250| .000  .317| .000  .373| .000  .690|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1990 35 HOU NL    3    2    0   0.0    95| .000  .261| .333  .327| .000  .392| .333  .718|   2  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1991 36 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0    97| .000  .262| .000  .330| .000  .393| .000  .723|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons       53   47    2   1.2    90| .068  .257| .146  .321| .068  .376| .214  .698| -37  .084  -7.9  -0.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 25 HOU NL P 57 3 11 1 0 .933 .952 0.25 0.69 1.23 1.91 0 102.7 1981 26 HOU NL P 42 3 11 1 0 .933 .959 0.33 0.68 1.68 1.97 0 75.0 1982 27 HOU NL P 49 3 7 2 2 .833 .952 0.20 0.70 1.42 1.96 1 63.3 1983 28 HOU NL P 42 3 4 2 0 .778 .946 0.17 0.68 0.87 1.92 0 72.7 1984 29 HOU NL P 53 5 9 1 1 .933 .952 0.26 0.67 1.63 1.87 0 77.3 1985 30 HOU NL P 64 4 7 3 1 .786 .957 0.17 0.68 1.25 1.92 0 79.3 1986 31 HOU NL P 54 7 6 0 0 1.000 .956 0.24 0.66 2.09 1.94 0 56.0 AS 1987 32 HOU NL P 50 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.62 1.20 1.91 0 60.0 1988 33 HOU NL P 51 3 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.22 0.69 1.73 1.96 0 57.3 1989 34 HOU NL P 52 6 10 0 1 1.000 .947 0.31 0.63 2.48 1.88 0 58.0 1990 35 HOU NL P 49 1 3 1 1 .800 .952 0.08 0.58 0.60 1.81 0 60.3 AS 1991 36 CHC NL P 35 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.14 0.59 1.36 1.85 0 33.0 1992 37 CHC NL P 11 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.60 1.26 1.95 0 14.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 25 HOU NL P 57 3 11 1 0 .933 .952 0.25 0.69 1.23 1.91 0 102.7 1981 26 HOU NL P 42 3 11 1 0 .933 .959 0.33 0.68 1.68 1.97 0 75.0 1982 27 HOU NL P 49 3 7 2 2 .833 .952 0.20 0.70 1.42 1.96 1 63.3 1983 28 HOU NL P 42 3 4 2 0 .778 .946 0.17 0.68 0.87 1.92 0 72.7 1984 29 HOU NL P 53 5 9 1 1 .933 .952 0.26 0.67 1.63 1.87 0 77.3 1985 30 HOU NL P 64 4 7 3 1 .786 .957 0.17 0.68 1.25 1.92 0 79.3 1986 31 HOU NL P 54 7 6 0 0 1.000 .956 0.24 0.66 2.09 1.94 0 56.0 1987 32 HOU NL P 50 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.62 1.20 1.91 0 60.0 1988 33 HOU NL P 51 3 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.22 0.69 1.73 1.96 0 57.3 1989 34 HOU NL P 52 6 10 0 1 1.000 .947 0.31 0.63 2.48 1.88 0 58.0 1990 35 HOU NL P 49 1 3 1 1 .800 .952 0.08 0.58 0.60 1.81 0 60.3 1991 36 CHC NL P 35 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.14 0.59 1.36 1.85 0 33.0 1992 37 CHC NL P 11 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.18 0.60 1.26 1.95 0 14.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 609 42 87 11 6 .921 .953 0.21 0.66 1.43 1.91 1 809.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 609 42 87 11 6 .921 .953 0.21 0.66 1.44 1.91 1 809
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   3   0   3.86  1  0  0  0   2.1   4   1   2   4 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   2   0   3.86  0  0  0  0   2.1   2   1   0   4 
 1986   NLCS  HOU NYM     L   2   0   9.00  0  1  0  0   2     2   2   3   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   5   0   6.23  1  1  0  0   4.1   6   3   5   6 
  3 Postseason Ser      0-3   7   0   5.40  1  1  0  0   6.2   8   4   5  10 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1986   NLCS  HOU NYM     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   0-3   7   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1986   HOU NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1990   HOU NL      0  0  0   0.2   1   0   0   2   1  0   0  0   2  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1986   HOU NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1990   HOU NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1986
1990 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1986-NL-17-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

Games
1985 NL-64-9

Saves
1985 NL-27-3
1986 NL-33-3
1987 NL-24-6
1988 NL-27-6
1989 NL-25-7
1990 NL-23-4
1991 NL-17-7
Car-216-34

Hit Batsmen
1980 NL-4-10

Games Finished
1985 NL-46-5
1986 NL-51-6
1987 NL-44-7
1988 NL-39-9
1989 NL-44-9
1990 NL-42-7
Car-432-44

Gray Ink: Pitching - 22 (986) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 15.0 (475) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 39.0 (336) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

December 7, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Houston Astros$500,000
1986Houston Astros$650,000
1987Houston Astros$700,000
1988Houston Astros$1,100,000
1989Houston Astros$1,100,000
1990Houston Astros$1,100,000
1991Chicago Cubs$1,900,000
1992Chicago Cubs$2,500,000
1993Chicago Cubs$250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,800,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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