Edgar Smith Stats

Edgar Smith was born on Thursday, June 12, 1862, in Providence, Rhode Island. Smith was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 25, 1883, with the Providence Grays. 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 Edgar Smith baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Edgar Eugene Smith
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-12-1862  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Providence, Rhode Island
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-03-1892 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Providence, Rhode Island
Cemetery:   Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Yale College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   05-25-1883 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-12-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable

Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith Pitching Stats

1883 21 Phillies 1 1 1 0 1 .000 15.43 0 0 0 7.0 47 18 12 17 0 3 - 2 1 0 0 0
1884 22 Nationals 3 2 1 0 2 .000 4.91 2 0 0 22.0 104 27 12 23 0 5 - 4 0 1 0 -
1885 23 Grays 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 0 0 9.0 33 9 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
1890 28 Spiders 6 6 0 1 4 .200 4.30 5 0 0 44.0 0 42 21 24 1 10 - 11 1 0 0 0
4 Years 11 10 2 2 7 .222 5.05 8 0 0 82.0 184 96 46 67 1 18 0 18 4 1 0 0

Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith Hitting Stats

1883 21 Grays 2 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 0 - .222 .222 .333
1883 21 Phillies 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 0 - .750 .750 .750
1884 22 Nationals 14 57 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 - - - 0 0 - .088 .103 .123
1885 23 Grays 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - .250 .250 .250
1890 28 Spiders 8 24 2 7 0 1 0 0 4 4 - 1 - - 0 - .292 .393 .375
4 Years 26 98 10 18 1 2 0 0 6 5 0 1 - 0 0 - .184 .223 .235

Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith Fielding Stats

1883 Grays 1B 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1883 Grays LF 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1883 Phillies OF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1883 Phillies P 1 1 21 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1884 Nationals P 3 2 66 8 2.7 6 1 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 2.45
1884 Nationals RF 12 - - 34 2.8 27 18 9 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .794 0.00
1885 Grays P 1 1 27 4 4.0 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 3.00
1890 Spiders P 6 6 132 20 3.3 18 0 18 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 3.68
1890 Spiders RF 2 - - 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
RF Totals 14 0 0 37 2.6 30 21 9 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .811 0.00
P Totals 11 10 246 33 3.0 27 1 26 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .818 2.96
1B Totals 2 0 0 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
LF Totals 2 0 0 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
OF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
4 Years 30 10 246 74 2.5 61 26 35 13 5 n/a n/a n/a .824 6.70

Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith Miscellaneous Stats

1883 Grays - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 9.0 - - -
1883 Phillies - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.67 2.57 3.86
1884 Nationals - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.80 1.64 2.05
1885 Grays - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 1.00 0.00
1890 Spiders 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 24.0 6.0 1.10 2.25 2.05
4 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 98.0 16.3 1.00 1.98 1.98

Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1883 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Washington Nationals n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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