Mike Smithson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 215lb (203cm, 97kg)

Born: January 21, 1955 in Centerville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN).

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: August 27, 1982 (Age 27-218d, 14,640th in major league history)
vs. BAL 8.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 28, 1989 (Age 34-250d)
vs. MIL 3.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Craig Fenech

Full Name: Billy Mike Smithson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

ERA

4.58

240

204

1356.1

731

WHIP

1.368

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-19 / in Starts: 18-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1985 Pitching Game Log

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1985 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	78	2	Apr 10	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-3	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	7.1	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	1.23	5.00	28	13	9	0	0	3	65			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	.88	0.041	1.40	0.04%	1.40	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out a1
2	79	7	Apr 15	MIN		CAL	L,0-5	GS-8	L(1-1)	4	7.0	9	5	5	3	7	2	1	3.77	5.54	34	9	5	1	0	9	43			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.016	1.07	-0.01%	-0.25	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out d3
3	80	11	Apr 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-6	GS-8	L(1-2)	4	7.1	10	5	5	0	0	1	0	4.57	5.18	31	9	12	0	0	10	38			0	0	0	30	2	1	0	1	0	0	.52	-0.205	.49	-0.12%	-0.90	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out d3
4	81	15	Apr 24	MIN		SEA	W,10-0	SHO	W(2-2)	3	9.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	2	3.23	4.67	34	9	12	0	0	4	80			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.73	0.258	.80	0.17%	4.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
5	82	19	Apr 28	MIN		OAK	W,10-1	CG	W(3-2)	3	9.0	7	1	1	3	4	0	0	2.72	4.25	37	14	12	2	0	4	70			1	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.371	1.24	0.36%	3.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	83	22	May 3	MIN		BAL	L,7-8	GS-4		4	3.1	8	6	6	1	4	2	0	3.77	4.61	19	6	2	1	0	6	23			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.391	1.34	-0.37%	-4.54	1t start tie	4t 1-- 2 out d4
7	84	26	May 8	MIN		NYY	W,8-6	GS-9	W(4-2)	4	8.2	7	6	6	5	3	1	1	4.18	4.77	38	6	16	0	0	7	44			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	1	0	.87	0.121	1.50	0.13%	-1.28	1t start tie	9t --- 2 out a2
8	85	30	May 13	MIN	@	NYY	L,8-9	GS-6		4	5.2	7	6	6	1	3	1	1	4.71	4.79	25	4	9	0	0	7	33			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	.49	-0.119	.85	-0.12%	-3.22	1b start a 2	6b 1-- 2 out a2
9	86	35	May 18	MIN		TOR	L,1-3	GS-7	L(4-3)	4	6.2	9	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.64	4.53	29	8	8	0	0	9	46			3	1	0	27	3	1	0	0	1	0	.98	0.004	1.59	0.00%	0.42	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d2
10	87	40	May 24	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-5	GS-7	L(4-4)	5	6.0	10	5	5	3	1	1	0	4.89	4.66	29	11	4	0	0	10	30			2	1	0	25	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.226	1.68	-0.23%	-2.59	1b start tie	7b -2- 0 out d4
11	88	45	May 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-8		5	7.0	11	7	7	2	4	2	0	5.26	4.79	33	5	12	1	0	10	29			1	0	0	31	1	2	0	1	0	0	1.25	-0.307	1.40	-0.21%	-2.67	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	89	50	Jun 5	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-5	GS-8	L(4-5)	5	7.0	9	5	5	0	1	2	0	5.36	4.90	29	10	9	1	0	9	40			2	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.075	.62	-0.04%	-0.67	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out d4
13	90	55	Jun 13	MIN	@	TEX	W,7-5	GS-7	W(5-5)	7	6.1	8	5	4	1	0	1	0	5.38	4.92	25	9	7	1	0	8	38			2	0	0	24	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.18	-0.165	.94	-0.08%	-1.92	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a2
14	91	60	Jun 18	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-10	GS-6	L(5-6)	4	5.1	9	6	5	1	3	0	1	5.55	4.80	26	3	9	0	0	9	30			1	0	0	23	1	1	0	0	1	0	.69	-0.182	.55	-0.09%	-3.16	1b start tie	6b 1-3 1 out d5
15	92	65	Jun 23	MIN		TEX	L,1-3	GS-7	L(5-7)	4	6.0	6	2	2	2	7	1	0	5.40	4.72	24	7	2	0	0	6	57			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	0.032	.71	0.01%	0.83	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out d2
16	93	70	Jun 29	MIN	@	CHW	W,1-0	GS-9	W(6-7)	5	8.1	1	0	0	5	7	0	2	4.99	4.63	32	12	5	1	0	1	83			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.36	0.640	.84	0.24%	4.23	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	94	74	Jul 3	MIN		CLE	W,7-0	SHO	W(7-7)	3	9.0	5	0	0	2	6	0	0	4.61	4.43	34	12	9	2	0	5	81			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.388	.51	0.16%	4.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
18	95	77	Jul 7(1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-7		3	7.0	8	2	2	0	3	0	0	4.50	4.29	28	10	8	0	0	7	56			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	0.173	.69	0.06%	1.51	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
19	96	82	Jul 11	MIN	@	DET	W,5-1	GS-9	W(8-7)	3	8.0	6	1	1	4	4	0	0	4.30	4.22	33	8	11	1	0	6	66			1	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.209	.41	0.05%	2.05	1b start tie	9b 12- 0 out a4
20	97	86	Jul 18	MIN		NYY	W,8-4	GS-6		6	6.0	7	4	4	3	4	0	0	4.37	4.16	25	7	4	0	0	7	43			2	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.40	-0.080	.69	-0.02%	-0.78	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
21	98	90	Jul 22	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	GS-7	W(9-7)	3	6.0	8	4	4	2	1	1	0	4.44	4.22	27	7	9	0	0	8	39			1	0	1	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.166	.25	-0.03%	-1.17	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a1
22	99	94	Jul 26	MIN		DET	W,6-5	GS-8	W(10-7)	3	7.0	5	5	3	0	4	1	1	4.41	4.20	28	11	7	0	0	5	55			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	-0.012	.19	0.00%	-0.25	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a3
23	100	98	Jul 30	MIN	@	SEA	W,12-4	GS-8	W(11-7)	3	8.0	8	4	4	4	6	0	2	4.42	4.16	38	11	7	2	0	8	52			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	-0.001	.17	0.00%	0.09	1b start tie	8b 3 out a8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	101	103	Aug 5	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS-6	L(11-8)	5	5.1	8	5	5	5	3	0	0	4.55	4.17	27	8	3	2	0	8	30			0	0	1	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.90	-0.264	.07	-0.01%	-2.68	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d4
25	102	106	Aug 10	MIN		CAL	L,1-9	GS-6	L(11-9)	4	5.1	8	5	5	2	4	0	0	4.67	4.11	25	4	7	2	0	8	34			0	0	0	22	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.30	-0.281	.11	-0.01%	-2.33	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out d4
26	103	111	Aug 14(1)	MIN		OAK	L,0-5	GS-8	L(11-10)	3	7.2	7	5	5	2	6	1	0	4.72	4.09	29	7	7	0	0	7	49			1	2	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.029	.03	0.00%	0.05	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out d4
27	104	117	Aug 19	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	GS-8	L(11-11)	4	7.0	10	4	3	2	2	0	0	4.69	4.05	30	7	9	1	0	10	43			1	1	0	27	2	1	0	3	1	1	.61	-0.153	.01	0.00%	-1.46	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out d3
28	105	121	Aug 24	MIN	@	BOS	W,1-0	SHO	W(12-11)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	5	0	1	4.47	3.98	35	10	11	1	0	6	78			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	0.852	.00	0.00%	4.78	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
29	106	124	Aug 28	MIN		TOR	W,6-5	GS-7		3	6.0	5	5	4	3	4	0	1	4.51	3.96	27	7	7	1	0	5	45			0	0	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.194	.00	0.00%	-1.63	1t start tie	7t 123 0 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	107	129	Sep 2	MIN		MIL	W,6-1	GS-7	W(13-11)	4	7.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	4.36	3.92	24	9	6	0	0	4	70			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.476	.00	0.00%	3.76	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
31	108	134	Sep 7	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	W(14-11)	4	9.0	6	3	3	1	4	2	0	4.31	3.96	34	13	10	0	0	6	66			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.224	.00	0.00%	1.78	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a3
32	109	139	Sep 12	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(14-12)	4	8.0	8	4	4	2	5	0	0	4.31	3.90	34	11	8	2	0	8	53			0	0	0	32	4	2	0	1	0	1	.70	-0.174	.00	0.00%	0.25	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
33	110	145	Sep 16	MIN		TEX	W,7-6	GS-4		3	3.2	6	4	3	1	1	2	1	4.36	4.01	20	11	0	0	0	6	35			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.16	-0.241	.00	0.00%	-2.23	1t start tie	4t --3 2 out d1
34	111	149	Sep 21	MIN	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS-8		4	7.0	8	4	4	2	5	1	0	4.39	4.01	30	5	10	1	0	8	48			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.09	1b start a 1	8b -2- 0 out a2
35	112	153	Sep 26	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(14-13)	4	8.0	6	2	2	4	4	1	1	4.32	4.05	31	13	3	1	0	6	62			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.82	0.117	.00	0.00%	2.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
36	113	158	Oct 1	MIN		CHW	L,6-12	GS-5	L(14-14)	4	4.0	8	7	7	1	0	1	0	4.50	4.09	19	6	4	0	0	8	17			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.07	-0.399	.00	0.00%	-3.70	1t start tie	5t 123 0 out d2
37	114	162	Oct 6	MIN		CLE	W,4-2	CG	W(15-14)	4	9.0	9	2	1	1	1	0	0	4.38	4.05	37	17	9	0	0	9	63			1	1	0	36	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	0.377	.00	0.00%	2.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
							18-19		W-L:15-14	4.0	257.0	264	134	125	78	127	25	15	4.38	4.05	1088	1.17		4%	0%	257	50		---%	25	8	2	978	48	11	1	21	7	7	.95	0.658	.56	-0.12%	2.11

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