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)
Willie SmithWillie Smith Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#318 | Checklist) |
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Willie SmithWillie 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 |
1963 | 24 | 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 | 25 | 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 | 29 | 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 | 29 | 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 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 SmithWillie 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 |
1963 | 24 | Tigers | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
1964 | 25 | Angels | 118 | 359 | 46 | 108 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .301 | .317 | .465 |
1965 | 26 | Angels | 136 | 459 | 52 | 120 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 57 | 32 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .261 | .308 | .423 |
1966 | 27 | Angels | 90 | 195 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .185 | .239 | .236 |
1967 | 28 | Indians | 21 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .242 | .281 |
1968 | 29 | Indians | 33 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .213 | .190 |
1968 | 29 | Cubs | 55 | 142 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .333 | .465 |
1969 | 30 | Cubs | 103 | 195 | 21 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .246 | .330 | .441 |
1970 | 31 | Cubs | 87 | 167 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .216 | .267 | .371 |
1971 | 32 | Reds | 31 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .164 | .207 | .255 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 SmithWillie 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 |
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 | CF | 3 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.69 |
1964 Angels | LF | 57 | 50 | 1,347 | 83 | 1.5 | 81 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.62 |
1964 Angels | P | 15 | 1 | 95 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.99 |
1964 Angels | RF | 31 | 28 | 753 | 49 | 1.6 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
1965 Angels | 1B | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 8.25 |
1965 Angels | LF | 122 | 108 | 2,928 | 210 | 1.7 | 206 | 196 | 10 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.90 |
1965 Angels | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1966 Angels | LF | 32 | 26 | 657 | 39 | 1.2 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.56 |
1966 Angels | RF | 22 | 14 | 366 | 26 | 1.2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.84 |
1967 Indians | 1B | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
1967 Indians | LF | 4 | 3 | 81 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.33 |
1968 Indians | 1B | 7 | 4 | 129 | 53 | 7.6 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.09 |
1968 Indians | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
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 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.20 |
1968 Cubs | LF | 38 | 36 | 843 | 41 | 1.1 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.31 |
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 | 16 | 456 | 169 | 7.0 | 168 | 159 | 9 | 1 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.95 |
1969 Cubs | LF | 32 | 30 | 636 | 31 | 1.0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.23 |
1969 Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1970 Cubs | 1B | 43 | 32 | 906 | 331 | 7.7 | 329 | 318 | 11 | 2 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.80 |
1970 Cubs | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1971 Reds | 1B | 10 | 9 | 240 | 89 | 8.9 | 89 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.01 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 287 | 254 | 6,522 | 410 | 1.4 | 400 | 385 | 15 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.66 | |
1B Totals | 93 | 64 | 1,842 | 679 | 7.3 | 675 | 641 | 34 | 4 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.89 | |
RF Totals | 55 | 42 | 1,122 | 75 | 1.4 | 74 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 1.78 | |
P Totals | 29 | 3 | 183 | 17 | 0.6 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.51 | |
CF Totals | 3 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.69 | |
9 Years | 467 | 365 | 9,717 | 1,185 | 2.5 | 1,169 | 1,106 | 63 | 16 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.25 |
Willie SmithWillie 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 |
1963 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1.23 | 6.65 | 5.40 |
1964 Angels | 7 | 5 | .583 | 23 | 5 | n/a | 32.6 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 5.68 | 2.84 |
1965 Angels | 9 | 8 | .529 | 26 | 0 | n/a | 32.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1966 Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 0 | n/a | 195.0 | 5.3 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1967 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 16 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
1968 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 1.80 |
1968 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 28.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.00 | 6.75 | 0.00 |
1969 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 51 | 0 | n/a | 21.7 | 4.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1970 Cubs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 46 | 1 | n/a | 33.4 | 5.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1971 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 55.0 | 6.1 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 20 | 16 | .556 | 274 | 12 | n/a | 36.0 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 1.63 | 5.75 | 3.54 |
Willie SmithWillie Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1963 Detroit Tigers | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Los Angeles Angels | 35 | $6,300.00 | - | - |
1965 Los Angeles Angels | 35 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
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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