Mike Smithson Stats

Mike Smithson was born on Friday, January 21, 1955, in Centerville, Tennessee. Smithson was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 27, 1982, with the Texas Rangers. 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 Mike Smithson baseball stats page.

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Mike Smithson

Mike Smithson Autograph on a 1984 Donruss Baseball Card (#221 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1984don01' title='1984 Donruss Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Mike Smithson Autograph on a 1984 Donruss Baseball Card (#221 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Billy Michael Smithson
Nickname:   Mike
Born On:   01-21-1955  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Centerville, Tennessee
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Hickman County High School (Centerville, TN)
College:   University of Tennessee
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   08-27-1982 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-28-1989
Draft:   1976 : 5th Round (118th)

Mike Smithson

Mike Smithson Pitching Stats

1982 27 Rangers 8 8 0 3 4 .429 5.01 3 0 0 46.2 199 51 26 26 5 13 2 24 1 3 0 0
1983 28 Rangers 33 33 0 10 14 .417 3.91 10 0 0 223.1 960 233 97 102 14 71 2 135 8 8 2 0
1984 29 Twins 36 36 0 15 13 .536 3.68 10 1 0 252.0 1,047 246 103 113 35 54 7 144 7 8 2 0
1985 30 Twins 37 37 0 15 14 .517 4.34 8 3 0 257.0 1,088 264 124 134 25 78 1 127 6 15 1 0
1986 31 Twins 34 33 1 13 14 .481 4.77 8 1 0 198.0 880 234 105 123 26 57 4 114 15 14 1 -
1987 32 Twins 21 20 0 4 7 .364 5.94 0 0 0 109.0 494 126 72 76 17 38 3 53 4 9 2 -
1988 33 Red Sox 31 18 6 9 6 .600 5.97 1 0 0 126.2 561 149 84 87 25 37 1 73 2 6 6 -
1989 34 Red Sox 40 19 12 7 14 .333 4.95 1 1 2 143.2 632 170 79 84 21 35 5 61 0 10 0 -
8 Years 240 204 19 76 86 .469 4.58 41 6 2 1,356.1 5,861 1,473 690 745 168 383 25 731 43 73 14 0

Mike Smithson

Mike Smithson Hitting Stats

1982 27 Rangers 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 28 Rangers 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 29 Twins 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 30 Twins 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 31 Twins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 32 Twins 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 33 Red Sox 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 34 Red Sox 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
8 Years 240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Mike Smithson Fielding Stats

1982 Rangers P 8 8 140 5 0.6 5 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.96
1983 Rangers P 33 33 670 54 1.6 52 19 33 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.10
1984 Twins P 36 36 756 48 1.3 46 17 29 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.64
1985 Twins P 37 37 771 46 1.2 44 16 28 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.54
1986 Twins P 34 33 594 44 1.3 42 10 32 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.91
1987 Twins P 21 20 327 17 0.8 17 6 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.40
1988 Red Sox P 31 18 380 23 0.7 20 7 13 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .870 1.42
1989 Red Sox P 40 19 431 29 0.7 28 9 19 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.75
P Totals 240 204 4,069 266 1.1 254 86 168 12 17 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.69
8 Years 240 204 4,069 266 1.1 254 86 168 12 17 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.69

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Mike Smithson Miscellaneous Stats

1982 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.85 4.63 2.51
1983 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.90 5.44 2.86
1984 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.67 5.14 1.93
1985 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.63 4.45 2.73
1986 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 5.18 2.59
1987 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.39 4.38 3.14
1988 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.97 5.19 2.63
1989 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.74 3.82 2.19
8 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.91 4.85 2.54

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Mike Smithson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1982 Texas Rangers 48 $33,500.00 - -
1983 Texas Rangers 48 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Minnesota Twins 48 $40,000.00 - -
1985 Minnesota Twins 48 $335,000.00 - -
1986 Minnesota Twins 48 $450,000.00 - -
1987 Minnesota Twins 48 Undetermined - -
1988 Boston Red Sox 41 Undetermined - -
1989 Boston Red Sox 41 $540,000.00 - -

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