Lonnie Smith Stats

Lonnie Smith was born on Thursday, December 22, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. Smith was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1978, with the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 Lonnie Smith baseball stats page.

"I can still hit. I can still run. I can still make errors." - Lonnie Smith (Denying he was washed up & quoted by Bill James in the New Historical Baseball Abstract [1994])

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Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#69)

Lonnie Smith Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#69)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Lonnie Smith
Nickname:   Skates
Born On:   12-22-1955
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-02-1978 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-10-1994
Draft:   1974 : 1st Round (3rd)
Lonnie Smith

Lonnie 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
Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1978 Phillies 17 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
1979 Phillies 17 30 4 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .167 .194 .233
1980 Phillies 100 298 69 101 14 4 3 0 20 26 2 48 1 2 4 5 .339 .397 .443
1981 Phillies 62 176 40 57 14 3 2 0 11 18 1 14 3 0 5 1 .324 .402 .472
1982 Cardinals 156 592 120 182 35 8 8 1 69 64 2 74 3 4 9 11 .307 .381 .434
1983 Cardinals 130 492 83 158 31 5 8 0 45 41 2 55 1 4 9 11 .321 .381 .453
1984 Cardinals 145 504 77 126 20 4 6 1 49 70 0 90 3 4 9 7 .250 .349 .341
1985 Cardinals 28 96 15 25 2 2 0 0 7 15 0 20 1 0 3 2 .260 .377 .323
1985 Royals 120 448 77 115 23 4 6 0 41 41 0 69 0 5 4 2 .257 .321 .366
1986 Royals 134 508 80 146 25 7 8 0 44 46 0 78 2 2 10 10 .287 .357 .411
1987 Royals 48 167 26 42 7 1 3 0 8 24 0 31 0 2 4 1 .251 .355 .359
1988 Braves 43 114 14 27 3 0 3 0 9 10 0 25 0 1 0 0 .237 .296 .342
1989 Braves 134 482 89 152 34 4 21 0 79 76 3 95 1 7 11 7 .315 .415 .533
1990 Braves 135 466 72 142 27 9 9 0 42 58 3 69 1 6 6 2 .305 .384 .459
1991 Braves 122 353 58 97 19 1 7 0 44 50 3 64 2 2 9 4 .275 .377 .394
1992 Braves 84 158 23 39 8 2 6 1 33 17 1 37 0 4 3 1 .247 .324 .437
1993 Pirates 94 199 35 57 5 4 6 0 24 43 2 42 3 2 5 3 .286 .422 .442
1993 Orioles 9 24 8 5 1 0 2 0 3 8 0 10 0 0 0 0 .208 .406 .500
1994 Orioles 35 59 13 12 3 0 0 0 2 11 0 18 0 1 1 2 .203 .333 .254
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 1,613 5,170 909 1,488 273 58 98 3 533 623 19 849 21 46 92 69 .288 .371 .420
Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1978 Phillies OF 11 - - 6 0.5 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Phillies OF 11 - - 20 1.8 20 19 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Phillies OF 82 - - 127 1.5 123 121 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1981 Phillies OF 51 - - 102 2.0 99 89 10 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1982 Cardinals OF 149 - - 329 2.2 319 303 16 10 3 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1983 Cardinals LF 126 - - 254 2.0 239 225 14 15 4 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 -
1984 Cardinals LF 140 - - 213 1.5 202 184 18 11 0 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1985 Cardinals LF 28 - - 44 1.6 44 43 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Royals LF 119 - - 214 1.8 205 195 10 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1986 Royals LF 118 - - 259 2.2 250 245 5 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1987 Royals LF 32 - - 59 1.8 54 52 2 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .915 0.00 -
1988 Braves LF 35 - - 63 1.8 61 59 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1989 Braves LF 132 - - 294 2.2 292 289 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1990 Braves LF 122 - - 272 2.2 260 254 6 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1991 Braves LF 99 - - 144 1.5 139 134 5 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1992 Braves LF 35 - - 65 1.9 62 60 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1993 Pirates OF 60 - - 107 1.8 105 104 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1993 Orioles LF 4 - - 6 1.5 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1994 Orioles RF 2 - - 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 990 0 0 1,887 1.9 1,814 1,745 69 73 13 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
OF Totals 364 0 0 691 1.9 672 641 31 19 5 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 --
RF Totals 2 0 0 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
17 Years 1,416 - 0 2,581 1.8 2,489 2,388 101 92 18 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 --
Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1978 Phillies 4 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 - - -
1979 Phillies 2 1 .667 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 10.0 - - -
1980 Phillies 33 13 .717 - - n/a 99.3 6.2 14.9 - - -
1981 Phillies 21 10 .677 - - n/a 88.0 12.6 16.0 - - -
1982 Cardinals 68 26 .723 - - n/a 74.0 8.0 8.6 - - -
1983 Cardinals 43 18 .705 - - n/a 61.5 8.9 10.9 - - -
1984 Cardinals 50 13 .794 - - n/a 84.0 5.6 10.3 - - -
1985 Cardinals 12 6 .667 - - n/a 0.0 4.8 13.7 - - -
1985 Royals 40 7 .851 - - 0 74.7 6.5 10.9 - - -
1986 Royals 26 9 .743 - - 10 63.5 6.5 11.5 - - -
1987 Royals 9 4 .692 - - 15 55.7 5.4 20.9 - - -
1988 Braves 4 2 .667 - - n/a 38.0 4.6 12.7 - - -
1989 Braves 25 12 .676 - - n/a 23.0 5.1 6.1 - - -
1990 Braves 10 10 .500 - - n/a 51.8 6.8 11.1 - - -
1991 Braves 9 5 .643 - - n/a 50.4 5.5 8.0 - - -
1992 Braves 4 0 1.000 - - n/a 26.3 4.3 4.8 - - -
1993 Pirates 9 4 .692 - - n/a 33.2 4.7 8.3 - - -
1993 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 5 12.0 2.4 8.0 - - -
1994 Orioles 1 0 1.000 - - 30 0.0 3.3 29.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 370 140 .725 - - 60 52.8 6.1 9.7 - - -
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Lonnie Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Philadelphia Phillies 27 Undetermined - -
1979 Philadelphia Phillies 27 Undetermined - -
1980 Philadelphia Phillies 27 Undetermined - Stats
1981 Philadelphia Phillies 27 Undetermined - -
1982 St. Louis Cardinals 27 Undetermined Stats Stats
1983 St. Louis Cardinals 27 Undetermined - -
1984 St. Louis Cardinals 27 Undetermined - -
1985 St. Louis Cardinals 27 $740,000.00 - Stats
1985 Kansas City Royals 21 Undetermined - Stats
1986 Kansas City Royals 21 $1,000,000.00 - -
1987 Kansas City Royals 21 $500,000.00 - -
1988 Atlanta Braves 6 Undetermined - -
1989 Atlanta Braves 27 $400,000.00 - -
1990 Atlanta Braves 27 $1,458,334.00 - -
1991 Atlanta Braves 27 $2,041,667.00 - Stats
1992 Atlanta Braves 27 $1,750,000.00 - Stats
1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 $1,000,000.00 - -
1993 Baltimore Orioles 27 Undetermined - -
1994 Baltimore Orioles 39 $750,000.00 - n/a


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