Dick Smith Stats

Dick Smith was born on Thursday, July 21, 1927, in Blandburg, Pennsylvania. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1951, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Dick Smith baseball stats page.

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Dick Smith
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Richard Harrison Smith
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   07-21-1927
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Blandburg, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Pennsylvania State College (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08
Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-14-1951 (Age 24)
Last Game:   05-01-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dick Smith

Dick 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dick Smith

Dick Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Pirates 12 46 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 8 - 8 0 - 0 0 .174 .296 .174
1952 Pirates 29 66 8 7 1 0 0 0 5 9 - 3 0 - 0 1 .106 .213 .121
1953 Pirates 13 43 4 7 0 1 0 0 2 6 - 6 0 - 0 1 .163 .265 .209
1954 Pirates 12 31 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 - 5 0 0 0 1 .097 .243 .194
1955 Pirates 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 70 186 17 25 2 2 0 0 11 30 0 22 0 0 0 3 .134 .255 .167
Dick Smith

Dick Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1951 Pirates 3B 12 - - 47 3.9 44 14 30 3 6 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 -
1952 Pirates 2B 4 - - 9 2.3 9 3 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Pirates 3B 16 - - 48 3.0 46 16 30 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1952 Pirates SS 4 - - 20 5.0 19 5 14 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1953 Pirates SS 13 - - 77 5.9 74 18 56 3 10 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1954 Pirates 3B 9 - - 30 3.3 28 7 21 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
1955 Pirates SS 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 37 0 0 125 3.4 118 37 81 7 12 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 --
SS Totals 18 0 0 97 5.4 93 23 70 4 14 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 --
2B Totals 4 0 0 9 2.3 9 3 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 59 - - 231 3.9 220 63 157 11 27 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 --
Dick Smith

Dick Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Pirates 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.8 11.5 - - -
1952 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 22.0 13.2 - - -
1953 Pirates 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.2 21.5 - - -
1954 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 0.0 - - -
1955 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 3 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.5 16.9 - - -
Dick Smith

Dick Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 6, 31 Undetermined - -
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Undetermined - -
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -


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