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Season Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1921 COB NNL 0.0 42 187 174 21 49 6 5 0 25 11 7 .282 .309 .374 .683 92 .325 89 65 0 6 8/7
1922 DS NNL 3.1 81 342 310 56 107 23 8 6 73 15 20 .345 .389 .529 .918 147 .418 143 164 2 10 *798
1923 DS NNL 0.5 65 248 226 43 71 4 2 7 35 0 10 .314 .346 .442 .788 104 .360 101 100 1 11 *9/758
1924 DS NNL 1.2 62 271 255 41 77 5 6 3 39 6 16 .302 .343 .404 .747 104 .349 101 103 0 *97/51
1925 DS NNL 2.6 92 399 381 84 131 25 10 5 82 19 18 .344 .373 .501 .875 133 .395 129 191 *93/74
1927 AC ECL 1.6 77 323 297 61 92 16 8 2 57 5 26 .310 .365 .438 .803 109 .370 107 130 0 *79/518
1929 BBB NNL 2.0 68 273 264 39 96 10 7 6 54 16 9 .364 .385 .523 .907 134 .411 134 138 0 *978/42
1930 BBB NNL 0.9 37 123 116 20 40 3 7 0 16 10 7 .345 .382 .491 .873 135 .403 131 57 0 89/745
1931 2TM NNL 0.1 18 81 70 10 21 3 0 1 10 0 8 .300 .380 .386 .765 114 .371 115 27 1 2 3/7482
1931 CCU NNL 0.0 6 27 24 4 8 1 0 0 6 0 2 .333 .407 .375 .782 119 .384 123 9 1 0 /7
1931 CAG NNL 0.0 12 54 46 6 13 2 0 1 4 0 6 .283 .365 .391 .757 111 .364 111 18 0 2 3/482
1933 ID NN2 -0.5 29 99 90 11 22 2 1 0 11 9 6 .244 .292 .289 .581 59 .282 61 26 0 3 9/782
10 Yrs 11.4 571 2346 2183 386 706 97 54 30 402 91 127 .323 .362 .459 .820 119 .377 116 1001 4 32 *978345/21
162 Game Avg 3.2 162 666 619 110 200 28 15 9 114 26 36 .323 .362 .459 .820 119 .377 116 284
DS (4 Yrs) 7.4 300 1260 1172 224 386 57 26 21 229 40 64 .329 .366 .476 .842 125 .384 121 558 3 21 *9738/541
BBB (2 Yrs) 2.9 105 396 380 59 136 13 14 6 70 26 16 .358 .384 .513 .897 134 .409 133 195 0 9874/52
AC (1 Yr) 1.6 77 323 297 61 92 16 8 2 57 5 26 .310 .365 .438 .803 109 .370 107 130 0 *79/518
COB (1 Yr) 0.0 42 187 174 21 49 6 5 0 25 11 7 .282 .309 .374 .683 92 .325 89 65 0 6 8/7
ID (1 Yr) -0.5 29 99 90 11 22 2 1 0 11 9 6 .244 .292 .289 .581 59 .282 61 26 0 3 9/782
CAG (1 Yr) 0.0 12 54 46 6 13 2 0 1 4 0 6 .283 .365 .391 .757 111 .364 111 18 0 2 3/482
CCU (1 Yr) 0.0 6 27 24 4 8 1 0 0 6 0 2 .333 .407 .375 .782 119 .384 123 9 1 0 /7
NNL (8 Yrs) 10.3 465 1924 1796 314 592 79 45 28 334 77 95 .330 .365 .470 .835 123 .383 120 845 4 29 *978345/21
ECL (1 Yr) 1.6 77 323 297 61 92 16 8 2 57 5 26 .310 .365 .438 .803 109 .370 107 130 0 *79/518
NN2 (1 Yr) -0.5 29 99 90 11 22 2 1 0 11 9 6 .244 .292 .289 .581 59 .282 61 26 0 3 9/782
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Season Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 AC WS 7 24 20 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 .150 .261 .250 .511 5 0 0 1 0 0
1 Yr 7 24 20 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 .150 .261 .250 .511 5 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 555 463 46 69 46 0 0 46 0 23 69 46 .150 .261 .250 .511 116 0 0 23 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1921 COB NNL 187 -3 1 0 -3 -1 -7 -0.6 6 0 0.0 .485 .496 0.3 -0.4 3 8/7
1922 DS NNL 342 20 1 0 5 -4 21 2.0 12 33 3.1 .523 .512 2.5 0.1 28 *798
1923 DS NNL 248 0 0 0 -1 -3 -3 -0.3 9 5 0.5 .496 .498 0.6 -0.3 6 *9/758
1924 DS NNL 271 0 0 0 7 -3 4 0.4 9 14 1.2 .506 .502 0.6 0.4 7 *97/51
1925 DS NNL 399 16 1 0 0 -4 14 1.2 14 27 2.6 .513 .507 2.6 -0.4 27 *93/74
1927 AC ECL 323 3 -1 0 6 -3 6 0.5 11 17 1.6 .507 .503 1.0 0.3 10 *79/518
1929 BBB NNL 273 12 1 0 0 -2 11 1.0 9 20 2.0 .515 .506 1.9 -0.2 20 *978/42
1930 BBB NNL 123 5 1 0 0 -1 6 0.5 4 10 0.9 .513 .503 0.9 -0.1 10 89/745
1931 2TM NNL 81 2 0 0 -3 -1 -2 -0.2 3 0 0.1 .489 .499 0.4 -0.3 4 3/7482
1931 CCU NNL 27 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /7
1931 CAG NNL 54 1 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .487 .499 0.2 -0.2 2 3/482
1933 ID NN2 99 -5 1 0 -3 -1 -9 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .472 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -2 9/782
10 Yrs 2346 52 5 0 7 -23 41 3.7 80 121 11.4 .506 .504 10.5 -1.4 113 *978345/21
162 Game Avg 666 15 1 0 2 -7 12 1.0 23 34 3.2 .506 .504 3.0 -0.4 32
DS (4 Yrs) 1260 37 2 0 11 -13 36 3.3 43 79 7.4 .511 .506 6.2 -0.2 69 *9738/541
BBB (2 Yrs) 396 18 2 0 0 -3 16 1.5 14 30 2.9 .514 .505 2.8 -0.3 30 9874/52
AC (1 Yr) 323 3 -1 0 6 -3 6 0.5 11 17 1.6 .507 .503 1.0 0.3 10 *79/518
COB (1 Yr) 187 -3 1 0 -3 -1 -7 -0.6 6 0 0.0 .485 .496 0.3 -0.4 3 8/7
ID (1 Yr) 99 -5 1 0 -3 -1 -9 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .472 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -2 9/782
CAG (1 Yr) 54 1 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .487 .499 0.2 -0.2 2 3/482
CCU (1 Yr) 27 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /7
NNL (8 Yrs) 1924 53 5 0 4 -18 44 4.0 65 109 10.3 .508 .504 9.7 -1.3 105 *978345/21
ECL (1 Yr) 323 3 -1 0 6 -3 6 0.5 11 17 1.6 .507 .503 1.0 0.3 10 *79/518
NN2 (1 Yr) 99 -5 1 0 -3 -1 -9 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .472 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -2 9/782

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1921 COB NNL 187 .325 89 .282 .092 0.0 3.7 37.5 8/7
1922 DS NNL 342 .418 143 .332 .184 1.8 5.8 40.7 *798
1923 DS NNL 248 .360 101 .292 .128 2.8 4.0 48.0 *9/758
1924 DS NNL 271 .349 101 .294 .102 1.1 5.9 42.2 *97/51
1925 DS NNL 399 .395 129 .335 .157 1.3 4.5 54.9 *93/74
1927 AC ECL 323 .370 107 .305 .128 0.6 8.0 50.9 *79/518
1929 BBB NNL 273 .411 134 .349 .159 2.2 3.3 33.3 *978/42
1930 BBB NNL 123 .403 131 .345 .147 0.0 5.7 42.6 89/745
1931 2TM NNL 81 .371 115 .290 .086 1.2 9.9 31.0 3/7482
1931 CCU NNL 27 .384 123 .333 .042 0.0 7.4 36.4 /7
1931 CAG NNL 54 .364 111 .267 .109 1.9 11.1 27.8 3/482
1933 ID NN2 99 .282 61 .244 .044 0.0 6.1 39.3 9/782
10 Yrs 2346 .377 116 .314 .135 1.3 5.4 44.1 *978345/21
MLB Average .344 100 .294 .114 1.2 7.8 36.5
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Batting Batting Ratios Baserunning
Season Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% SB% Pos Awards
1927 AC WS 24 .167 .100 0.0 8.3 12.5 33.3 0.0
1 Yr 24 .167 .100 0.0 8.3 12.5 33.3 0.0
MLB Average .270 .106 1.0 8.4 6.9 38.3 59.3
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Season Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB CS Awards
1921 COB NNL CF 36 319.0 79 69 4 6 1 .924 .939 2.06 2.16 2.03 2.49
1921 COB NNL LF 6 56.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 .935 1.61 1.69 1.67 1.97
1922 DS NNL LF 52 453.0 93 80 7 6 0 .935 .944 1.73 1.64 1.67 1.78
1922 DS NNL RF 24 204.2 46 41 3 2 0 .957 .954 1.93 1.60 1.83 1.73
1922 DS NNL CF 10 64.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 .957 1.55 2.31 1.10 2.49
1923 DS NNL RF 54 52 444.0 82 76 2 4 0 .951 .957 1.58 1.63 1.44 1.78
1923 DS NNL LF 6 5 48.0 6 4 0 2 0 .667 .945 0.75 1.73 0.67 1.87
1923 DS NNL 3B 3 0 14.0 6 2 3 1 0 .833 .925 3.21 3.15 1.67 3.43
1923 DS NNL CF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.50 2.10 1.00 2.30
1924 DS NNL RF 51 51 452.2 102 93 6 3 0 .971 .964 1.97 1.67 1.94 1.46
1924 DS NNL LF 10 9 79.0 17 16 0 1 0 .941 .954 1.82 1.65 1.60 1.44
1924 DS NNL 3B 3 2 18.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .930 2.50 3.15 1.67 2.77
1924 DS NNL P 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.30 0.00 2.90 0 0 0
1925 DS NNL RF 68 0.00
1925 DS NNL 1B 21 0.00
1925 DS NNL LF 3 0.00
1925 DS NNL 2B 2 0.00
1927 AC ECL LF 43 42 376.2 89 83 4 2 0 .978 .963 2.08 1.94 2.02 1.81
1927 AC ECL RF 33 31 271.0 70 68 1 1 0 .986 .957 2.29 1.85 2.09 1.73
1927 AC ECL 3B 4 2 15.0 9 4 4 1 0 .889 .930 4.80 2.94 2.00 2.75
1927 AC ECL CF 1 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.50
1927 AC ECL P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.50 0 0 0
1929 BBB NNL RF 28 0.00
1929 BBB NNL LF 22 0.00
1929 BBB NNL CF 17 0.00
1929 BBB NNL 2B 6 0.00
1929 BBB NNL C 2 0.00
1930 BBB NNL CF 12 0.00
1930 BBB NNL RF 10 0.00
1930 BBB NNL LF 6 0.00
1930 BBB NNL 2B 5 0.00
1930 BBB NNL 3B 4 0.00
1931 CAG NNL 1B 10 8 80.2 91 83 6 2 7 .978 .983 9.93 10.62 8.90 7.08
1931 CCU NNL LF 6 6 49.2 9 8 0 1 0 .889 .947 1.45 2.08 1.33 1.38
1931 CAG NNL CF 2 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.64 2.29 1.00 1.55
1931 CAG NNL 2B 2 2 17.0 14 5 7 2 1 .857 .931 6.35 5.24 6.00 3.50
1931 CAG NNL C 1 0 6.0 5 3 1 1 0 .800 .966 6.00 6.60 4.00 4.40 0 0
1933 ID NN2 RF 19 154.0 27 22 3 2 1 .926 .962 1.46 1.77 1.32 1.44
1933 ID NN2 LF 5 35.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.78 1.63 1.40 1.32
1933 ID NN2 CF 3 17.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 1.06 2.28 0.67 1.80
1933 ID NN2 C 1 6.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .970 3.00 6.45 2.00 5.30 0 0
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB CS Awards
8 Yrs 66 14 161.2 132 99 26 7 8 .947 .968 6.96 7.33 1.89 1.86 0 0 0 0
LF (10 Yrs) LF 159 62 1097.2 231 207 12 12 0 .948 .952 1.80 1.77 1.38 1.40
RF (8 Yrs) RF 287 134 1526.1 327 300 15 12 1 .963 .959 1.86 1.69 1.10 1.03
CF (8 Yrs) CF 82 2 420.1 96 85 4 7 1 .927 .942 1.91 2.19 1.09 1.56
2B (4 Yrs) 2B 15 2 17.0 14 5 7 2 1 .857 .931 6.35 5.24 0.80 0.47
3B (4 Yrs) 3B 14 4 47.0 20 7 11 2 0 .900 .929 3.45 3.08 1.29 2.11
C (3 Yrs) C 4 0 12.0 7 4 2 1 0 .857 .967 4.50 6.53 1.50 2.43 0 0
1B (2 Yrs) 1B 31 8 80.2 91 83 6 2 7 .978 .983 9.93 10.62 2.87 2.28
P (2 Yrs) P 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.06 0.00 2.70 0 0 0
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1927 AC WS RF 7 5 141.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.45 1.00
1 Yr 7 5 141.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

How tall is Clarence Smith?

Clarence Smith is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Clarence Smith weigh when playing?

Clarence Smith weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Clarence Smith play?

Clarence Smith played 10 seasons.

Is Clarence Smith in the Hall of Fame?

Clarence Smith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Clarence Smith play?

Clarence Smith was an Outfielder and First Baseman.

How many hits did Clarence Smith have?

Clarence Smith had 706 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Clarence Smith have?

Clarence Smith had 30 home runs over his career.

What was Clarence Smith's average?

Clarence Smith had a .323 average over his career.

How many teams has Clarence Smith played for?

Clarence Smith played for 7 teams; the Columbus Buckeyes, Detroit Stars, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago Columbia Giants, Cleveland Cubs and Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars.

When did Clarence Smith retire?

Clarence Smith last played in 1933.

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