Willie Smith Stats

Willie Smith was born on Saturday, February 11, 1939, in Anniston, Alabama. Smith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 18, 1963, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Willie Smith baseball stats page.
"I really thought the world of Willie Smith. Willie was an exceptional hitter, but he also was an exceptional teammate." - Chicago Cubs Shortstop / Teammate Don Kessinger in The Anniston Star (AP Wire, 01/18/2006)

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Willie Smith
 
 
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Birth Name:   Willie Smith
Nickname:   Wonderful Willie
Born On:   02-11-1939
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Anniston, Alabama
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-16-2006
Place of Death Data Died In:   Anniston, Alabama
Cemetery:   Maple Grove Cemetery, Anniston, Alabama
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   06-18-1963 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-26-1971
Draft:   Not Applicable
Willie Smith

Willie 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
1963 Tigers 11 2 4 1 0 1.000 4.57 0 0 2 21.2 99 24 11 13 2 13 2 16 0 0 1 -
1964 Angels 15 1 3 1 4 .200 2.84 0 0 0 31.2 134 34 10 13 5 10 1 20 2 1 0 -
1968 Indians 2 0 2 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 5.0 17 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -
1968 Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 2.2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 29 3 10 2 4 .333 3.10 0 0 2 61.0 258 60 21 26 7 24 3 39 3 1 1 -
Willie Smith

Willie Smith Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 Tigers 17 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1964 Angels 118 359 46 108 14 6 11 1 51 8 1 39 1 3 2 8 .301 .317 .465
1965 Angels 136 459 52 120 14 9 14 0 57 32 10 60 1 5 1 5 .261 .308 .423
1966 Angels 90 195 18 36 3 2 1 0 20 12 2 37 2 3 3 0 .185 .239 .236
1967 Indians 21 32 0 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 .219 .242 .281
1968 Indians 33 42 1 6 2 0 0 0 3 3 2 14 0 1 1 1 .143 .213 .190
1968 Cubs 55 142 13 39 8 2 5 0 25 12 2 33 1 1 1 1 .275 .333 .465
1969 Cubs 103 195 21 48 9 1 9 0 25 25 3 49 2 1 0 3 .246 .330 .441
1970 Cubs 87 167 15 36 9 1 5 0 24 11 0 32 2 1 1 2 .216 .267 .371
1971 Reds 31 55 3 9 2 0 1 0 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 4 .164 .207 .255
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 691 1,654 171 410 63 21 46 1 211 107 20 284 9 15 9 25 .248 .295 .395
Willie Smith

Willie Smith Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1963 Tigers P 11 2 65 5 0.5 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08 -
1964 Angels OF 87 - - 133 1.5 130 128 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1964 Angels P 15 1 95 7 0.5 7 1 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.99 -
1965 Angels 1B 2 - - 12 6.0 11 9 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1965 Angels OF 123 - - 201 1.6 197 187 10 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1966 Angels OF 52 - - 77 1.5 75 71 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1967 Indians 1B 3 - - 8 2.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 Indians LF 4 - - 5 1.3 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1968 Indians 1B 7 - - 53 7.6 53 51 2 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Indians LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Indians P 2 0 15 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60 -
1968 Cubs 1B 4 - - 17 4.3 17 16 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Cubs LF 38 - - 43 1.1 43 42 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Cubs P 1 0 8 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.13 -
1969 Cubs 1B 24 - - 169 7.0 168 159 9 1 14 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1969 Cubs OF 33 - - 28 0.8 26 26 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 -
1970 Cubs 1B 43 - - 331 7.7 329 318 11 2 32 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1970 Cubs RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1971 Reds 1B 10 - - 89 8.9 89 80 9 0 10 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
OF Totals 295 0 0 439 1.5 428 412 16 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
1B Totals 93 0 0 679 7.3 675 641 34 4 62 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 --
LF Totals 43 0 0 49 1.1 48 47 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
P Totals 29 3 183 17 0.6 17 5 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.51 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
9 Years 461 3 183 1,184 2.6 1,168 1,105 63 16 66 n/a n/a n/a .986 172.33 --
Willie Smith

Willie Smith Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 1.23 6.65 5.40
1964 Angels 7 5 .583 - - n/a 32.6 9.2 7.0 2.00 5.68 2.84
1965 Angels 9 8 .529 - - n/a 32.8 7.7 8.1 - - -
1966 Angels 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 195.0 5.3 9.8 - - -
1967 Indians 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 16.0 - - -
1968 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 14.0 1.00 1.80 1.80
1968 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 28.4 4.3 5.7 0.00 6.75 0.00
1969 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 21.7 4.0 7.8 - - -
1970 Cubs 2 1 .667 - - n/a 33.4 5.2 7.0 - - -
1971 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 55.0 6.1 13.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 20 16 .556 - - n/a 36.0 5.8 7.8 1.63 5.75 3.54
Willie Smith

Willie Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1963 Detroit Tigers 33 Undetermined - -
1964 Los Angeles Angels 35 $6,300.00 - -
1965 California Angels 35 Undetermined - -
1966 California Angels 35 $16,000.00 - -
1967 Cleveland Indians 22 Undetermined - -
1968 Cleveland Indians 22 Undetermined - -
1968 Chicago Cubs 25 $11,250.00 - -
1969 Chicago Cubs 25 Undetermined - -
1970 Chicago Cubs 25 Undetermined - -
1971 Cincinnati Reds 20 Undetermined - -




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