Bill Smith

Full Name: William E. Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: 1865 in Cleveland, OH

Died: August 9, 1886 in Toronto, ON, CAN

League Debut: March 30, 1886 (CHC @ CLV, box score) • Age 21

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1884 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
1.5
1.5
W
2
2
L
0
0
ERA
2.35
2.35
G
31
31
GS
0
0
SV
1
1
IP
38.3
38.3
SO
16
16
WHIP
1.380
1.383

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1886 CHC NL 2 0 2.35 31000 1 38.3 371010 16 16 1.38 1.5
Career— 202.35 3100 01 38.33710 101616 1.38 1.5
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188621CHCNL 3166 11 000 000 00 .167.167.167.333 -11 00000 P
1 Yr 316611 000000 00.167.167.167.333 -1100 000
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188621CHCNL6 -0.80.00.1-0.7-0.10.2-0.5-0.0-0.00.0 P
1 Yr6 -0.80.00.1-0.7-0.10.2-0.5-0.0-0.00.0
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188621CHCNL6 .167.0000.00.00.0 0.00.0 0.2520.0 2.500.2 .1670-0.1
1 Yr6 .167.0000.00.00.0 0.00.00.2520.0 2.500.2-0.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home92211 000000 00.500.500.5001.000.500
1886Away224400 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886vs RH Starter46601 000000 00.167.167.167.333.167
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188621CHCNL3103130 30
1 Yr3103130 30
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188621 CHC NLP30038.3 62400 1.000.9091.410.95 0.2000 73 0
CareerP30038.3 62400 1.0001.41 0.2000 73 0
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Pitchers

  • 1886 NL  1.5 (10th)
Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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