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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1976	21	0.2	Winter Haven	FLOR	A	BOS	4	3	.571	3.09	3.80	11	10		2	0	1	64.0	63	27	22	1	20	2	29	5	1	1		1.297	8.9	0.1	2.8	4.1	1.45
1977	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	BOS	13	9	.591	3.09	3.24	26	25		11	3	0	175.0	178	63	60	2	41	2	93	6	1	9		1.251	9.2	0.1	2.1	4.8	2.27
1977	22	-0.8	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	0	1	.000	21.00	21.00	1	1		0	0	0	3.0	8	7	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2.667	24.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
1977	22	0.8	Winter Haven	FLOR	A	BOS	13	8	.619	2.77	2.93	25	24		11	3	0	172.0	170	56	53	2	41	2	92	6	1	9		1.227	8.9	0.1	2.1	4.8	2.24
1978	23	-0.1	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	11	10	.524	4.56	5.18	27	26		8	1	0	160.0	178	92	81	12	76	3	86	9	0	9		1.588	10.0	0.7	4.3	4.8	1.13
1979	24	1.1	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	8	12	.400	4.70	5.59	48	13		2	0	11	132.0	128	82	69	14	53	5	89	9	0	16		1.371	8.7	1.0	3.6	6.1	1.68
1980	25	-0.1	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	5	9	.357	2.91	4.55	50	2		1	0	4	99.0	95	50	32	6	45	13	73	5	0	5		1.414	8.6	0.5	4.1	6.6	1.62
1981	26	0.8	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	2	4	.333	3.86	4.35	34	0	17	0	0	4	91.0	74	44	39	12	45	7	82	4	1	10		1.308	7.3	1.2	4.5	8.1	1.82
1982	27	1.4	Denver	AA	AAA	TEX	11	7	.611	4.54	4.83	29	24	3	8	0	0	152.2	149	82	77	21	47	2	144	6	1	6		1.284	8.8	1.2	2.8	8.5	3.06
1982	27	-1.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	3	4	.429	5.01	5.01	8	8	0	3	0	0	46.2	51	26	26	5	13	2	24	3	0	1	199	1.371	9.8	1.0	2.5	4.6	1.85
1983	28	-0.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	10	14	.417	3.91	4.11	33	33	0	10	0	0	223.1	233	102	97	14	71	2	135	8	2	8	960	1.361	9.4	0.6	2.9	5.4	1.90
1984	29	0.6	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	15	13	.536	3.68	4.04	36	36	0	10	1	0	252.0	246	113	103	35	54	7	144	8	2	7	1047	1.190	8.8	1.3	1.9	5.1	2.67
1985	30	1.6	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	15	14	.517	4.34	4.69	37	37	0	8	3	0	257.0	264	134	124	25	78	1	127	15	1	6	1088	1.331	9.2	0.9	2.7	4.4	1.63
1986	31	2.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	13	14	.481	4.77	5.59	34	33	1	8	1	0	198.0	234	123	105	26	57	4	114	14	1	15	880	1.470	10.6	1.2	2.6	5.2	2.00
1987	32	6.1	Portland	PCL	AAA	MIN	2	3	.400	4.97	5.21	6	6	0	2	0	0	38.0	36	22	21	1	17	0	31	4	0	3		1.395	8.5	0.2	4.0	7.3	1.82
1987	32	3.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	7	.364	5.94	6.28	21	20	0	0	0	0	109.0	126	76	72	17	38	3	53	9	2	4	494	1.505	10.4	1.4	3.1	4.4	1.39
1988	33	7.2	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0		1.143	7.7	0.0	2.6	6.4	2.50
1988	33	4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	9	6	.600	5.97	6.18	31	18	6	1	0	0	126.2	149	87	84	25	37	1	73	6	6	2	561	1.468	10.6	1.8	2.6	5.2	1.97
1989	34	5.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	14	.333	4.95	5.26	40	19	12	1	1	2	143.2	170	84	79	21	35	5	61	10	0	0	632	1.427	10.6	1.3	2.2	3.8	1.74
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		76	86	.469	4.58	4.94	240	204	19	41	6	2	1356.1	1473	745	690	168	383	25	731	73	14	43	5861	1.368	9.8	1.1	2.5	4.9	1.91
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		57	57	.500	3.93	4.53	233	107	20	34	4	20	918.2	907	462	401	69	346	34	632	48	5	59		1.364	8.9	0.7	3.4	6.2	1.83
All Levels (14 Seasons)							133	143	.482	4.32	4.77	473	311	39	75	10	22	2275.0	2380	1207	1091	237	729	59	1363	121	19	102	5861	1.367	9.4	0.9	2.9	5.4	1.87

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		21	23	.477	3.92	4.60	121	33	20	11	0	8	387.2	360	198	169	40	156	22	335	19	3	24		1.331	8.4	0.9	3.6	7.8	2.15
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		19	23	.452	4.79	5.52	76	40		10	1	11	295.0	314	181	157	26	129	8	176	18	0	25		1.502	9.6	0.8	3.9	5.4	1.36
A (2 seasons)					Minors		17	11	.607	2.86	3.17	36	34		13	3	1	236.0	233	83	75	3	61	4	121	11	2	10		1.246	8.9	0.1	2.3	4.6	1.98