Dave Smith Stats

Dave Smith was born on Friday, January 21, 1955, in Richmond, California. Smith was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1980, with the Houston Astros. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Smith baseball stats page.

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Dave Smith

Dave Smith Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#71)

Dave Smith Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#71)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   David Stanley Smith
Nickname:   Dave or Flight 45
Born On:   01-21-1955
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Richmond, California
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-17-2008
Place of Death Data Died In:   San Diego, California
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   San Diego State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-11-1980 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-08-1992
Draft:   1976 : 8th Round (169th)
Dave Smith

Dave Smith Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1980 Astros 57 0 35 7 5 .583 1.93 0 0 10 102.2 422 90 22 24 1 32 7 85 3 4 1 -
1981 Astros 42 0 22 5 3 .625 2.76 0 0 8 75.0 305 54 23 26 2 23 4 52 4 2 0 -
1982 Astros 49 1 29 5 4 .556 3.84 0 0 11 63.1 286 69 27 30 4 31 4 28 2 0 4 -
1983 Astros 42 0 24 3 1 .750 3.10 0 0 6 72.2 323 72 25 32 2 36 4 41 1 0 1 -
1984 Astros 53 0 24 5 4 .556 2.21 0 0 5 77.1 304 60 19 22 5 20 3 45 1 1 1 -
1985 Astros 64 0 46 9 5 .643 2.27 0 0 27 79.1 315 69 20 26 3 17 5 40 4 1 1 -
1986 Astros 54 0 51 4 7 .364 2.73 0 0 33 56.0 223 39 17 17 5 22 3 46 2 1 0 -
1987 Astros 50 0 44 2 3 .400 1.65 0 0 24 60.0 240 39 11 13 0 21 8 73 2 1 2 -
1988 Astros 51 0 39 4 5 .444 2.67 0 0 27 57.1 249 60 17 26 1 19 8 38 1 1 3 -
1989 Astros 52 0 44 3 4 .429 2.64 0 0 25 58.0 239 49 17 20 1 19 7 31 2 1 2 -
1990 Astros 49 0 42 6 6 .500 2.39 0 0 23 60.1 239 45 16 18 4 20 4 50 5 0 5 -
1991 Cubs 35 0 28 0 6 .000 6.00 0 0 17 33.0 151 39 22 22 6 19 5 16 1 1 1 -
1992 Cubs 11 0 4 0 0 .000 2.51 0 0 0 14.1 61 15 4 4 0 4 2 3 0 0 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
13 Years 609 1 432 53 53 .500 2.67 0 0 216 809.1 3,357 700 240 280 34 283 64 548 28 13 22 -
Dave Smith

Dave Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1980 Astros 57 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Astros 42 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
1982 Astros 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Astros 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 Astros 53 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000
1985 Astros 64 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000
1986 Astros 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 Astros 50 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500
1988 Astros 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1989 Astros 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 Astros 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
1991 Cubs 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 Cubs 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 609 44 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 21 5 0 0 1 .068 .146 .068
Dave Smith

Dave Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1980 Astros P 57 0 308 15 0.3 14 3 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.23 -
1981 Astros P 42 0 225 15 0.4 14 3 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.68 -
1982 Astros P 49 1 190 12 0.2 10 3 7 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.42 -
1983 Astros P 42 0 218 9 0.2 7 3 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 0.87 -
1984 Astros P 53 0 232 15 0.3 14 5 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.63 -
1985 Astros P 64 0 238 14 0.2 11 4 7 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .786 1.25 -
1986 Astros P 54 0 168 13 0.2 13 7 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09 -
1987 Astros P 50 0 180 8 0.2 8 4 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.20 -
1988 Astros P 51 0 172 11 0.2 11 3 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73 -
1989 Astros P 52 0 174 16 0.3 16 6 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48 -
1990 Astros P 49 0 181 5 0.1 4 1 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.60 -
1991 Cubs P 35 0 99 5 0.1 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.36 -
1992 Cubs P 11 0 43 2 0.2 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.26 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 609 1 2,428 140 0.2 129 42 87 11 6 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.43 --
13 Years 609 1 2,428 140 0.2 129 42 87 11 6 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.43 --
Dave Smith

Dave Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1980 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 2.66 7.45 2.81
1981 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.26 6.24 2.76
1982 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.90 3.98 4.41
1983 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.14 5.08 4.46
1984 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.25 5.24 2.33
1985 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.35 4.54 1.93
1986 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.09 7.39 3.54
1987 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 3.48 10.95 3.15
1988 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.00 5.97 2.98
1989 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.63 4.81 2.95
1990 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.50 7.46 2.98
1991 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.84 4.36 5.18
1992 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 1.88 2.51
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.1 44.0 1.94 6.09 3.15
Dave Smith

Dave Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1980 Houston Astros 45 Undetermined - -
1981 Houston Astros 45 Undetermined - -
1982 Houston Astros 45 Undetermined - -
1983 Houston Astros 45 Undetermined - -
1984 Houston Astros 45 Undetermined - -
1985 Houston Astros 45 $500,000.00 - -
1986 Houston Astros 45 $650,000.00 Stats -
1987 Houston Astros 45 $700,000.00 - -
1988 Houston Astros 45 $1,100,000.00 - -
1989 Houston Astros 45 $1,100,000.00 - -
1990 Houston Astros 45 $1,100,000.00 Stats -
1991 Chicago Cubs 42 $1,900,000.00 - -
1992 Chicago Cubs 42 $2,500,000.00 - -


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