Ray Smith was born on Sunday, September 18, 1955, in Glendale, California. Smith was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1981, with the Minnesota Twins. 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 Ray Smith baseball stats page.
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Ray Smith![]() Ray Smith Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#46) |
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Ray SmithRay Smith Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Ray SmithRay Smith Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1981 | 26 | Twins | 15 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 |
| 1982 | 27 | Twins | 9 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .250 | .304 |
| 1983 | 28 | Twins | 59 | 152 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .224 | .274 | .257 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 83 | 215 | 16 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .219 | .259 | .270 | ||
Ray SmithRay Smith Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1981 Twins | C | 15 | 13 | 336 | 68 | 4.5 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.46 |
| 1982 Twins | C | 9 | 8 | 210 | 46 | 5.1 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.91 |
| 1983 Twins | C | 59 | 46 | 1,256 | 304 | 5.2 | 299 | 272 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 24 | .984 | 6.43 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 83 | 67 | 1,802 | 418 | 5.0 | 413 | 381 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 29 | .988 | 6.19 | |
| 3 Years | 83 | 67 | 1,802 | 418 | 5.0 | 413 | 381 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 29 | .988 | 6.19 | |
Ray SmithRay Smith Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1981 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 13.3 | 40.0 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.0 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 19.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215.0 | 11.9 | 21.5 | - | - | - |
Ray SmithRay Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1981 Minnesota Twins | 18 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Minnesota Twins | 1 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 Minnesota Twins | 5 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
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