Germany Smith

Full Name: George J. Smith

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb

Team: St. Louis Browns

Born: April 20, 1859 in Pittsburgh, PA

Died: December 1, 1927 in Altoona, PA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 26

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1898 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Gold Glove Award (SS)
 
1886
Career
WAR
0.2
-0.5
AB
117
758
H
29
177
HR
0
4
BA
.248
.234
R
16
96
RBI
26
127
SB
7
60
OBP
.268
.245
SLG
.359
.315
OPS
.627
.560
OPS+
79
64

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188526STLAA 159649641 80148 2564 1015325 725 .231.240.307.548 61197 1 SSAS,GG
188627STLAA 49131117 1629 540 2672 48 .248.268.359.627 7942 20820 SS
2 Yrs 20878075896177 301041276027 1133.234.245.315.560 6423921 820
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
188526STLAA649 -36.70.25.7-30.8-2.722.2-8.6-0.8-0.80.5 SSAS,GG
188627STLAA131 -4.41.11.7-1.6-0.14.12.50.20.20.1 SS
2 Yrs780 -41.11.37.4-32.4-2.926.3-6.1-0.5-0.50.7
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
188526STLAA649 .235.0760.63.91.1 5.423.6 67.9
188627STLAA131 .261.1110.06.13.1 6.931.0 1.3757.877.8 3.0611.5 .25637.30.7
2 Yrs780 .239.0820.54.21.4 5.624.91.3757.8 69.00.5111.50.7
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
1886Home2676691016 4101352 37.232.264.319.583.258
1886Away235548613 1301320 11.271.275.417.691.265
1886vs LH Starter11292708 010000 21.296.345.370.715.308
1886vs RH Starter379290021 530000 27.233.250.356.606.253
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 STL 62887 1005 0090 0.2500.276 0.2860.562
Postseason Career 62887 100 500 90 0.2500.276 0.2860.562

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188526STLAA159159159159 159
188627STLAA49274945 454
2 Yrs208186208204 2044
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
188526 STL AASS1591591309.3 9313195139934 .894.8655.725.67 5.23260
188627 STL AASS4527273.0 198591093015 .848.8625.545.77 3.7310
CareerSS2041861582.3 112937862212949 .8865.69 4.90270
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

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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