Al Smith was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 356 career appearances, with a 3.72 ERA and 587 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NY1 | 3 | 5 | 4.32 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 66.2 | 70 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 1.37 |
| 1935 | NY1 | 10 | 8 | 3.41 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 124.0 | 125 | 47 | 32 | 44 | 1.27 |
| 1936 | NY1 | 14 | 13 | 3.78 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 209.1 | 217 | 88 | 69 | 89 | 1.37 |
| 1937 | NY1 | 5 | 4 | 4.20 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 85.2 | 91 | 40 | 30 | 41 | 1.41 |
| 1938 | PHI | 1 | 4 | 6.28 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 86.0 | 115 | 60 | 40 | 46 | 1.80 |
| 1939 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1.78 |
| 1940 | CLE | 15 | 7 | 3.44 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 183.0 | 187 | 70 | 55 | 46 | 1.32 |
| 1941 | CLE | 12 | 13 | 3.83 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 206.2 | 204 | 88 | 75 | 76 | 1.35 |
| 1942 | CLE | 10 | 15 | 3.96 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 168.1 | 163 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 1.39 |
| 1943 | CLE | 17 | 7 | 2.55 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 208.1 | 186 | 59 | 72 | 72 | 1.24 |
| 1944 | CLE | 7 | 13 | 3.42 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 181.2 | 197 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 1.46 |
| 1945 | CLE | 5 | 12 | 3.84 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 133.2 | 141 | 57 | 48 | 34 | 1.41 |
| Career Totals | — | 99 | 101 | 3.72 | 356 | 202 | 17 | 1662.1 | 1707 | 688 | 587 | 587 | 1.38 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NY1 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
| 1935 | NY1 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .118 | .189 | .206 | .395 |
| 1936 | NY1 | 43 | 73 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .137 | .232 | .151 | .382 |
| 1937 | NY1 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .120 | .120 | .120 | .240 |
| 1938 | PHI | 37 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .000 | .160 | .000 | .160 |
| 1939 | PHI | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1940 | CLE | 31 | 62 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .306 | .386 | .371 | .757 |
| 1941 | CLE | 30 | 71 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 20 | .155 | .268 | .211 | .480 |
| 1942 | CLE | 30 | 60 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .274 | .283 | .558 |
| 1943 | CLE | 30 | 68 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .206 | .299 | .250 | .549 |
| 1944 | CLE | 28 | 64 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .156 | .194 | .172 | .366 |
| 1945 | CLE | 22 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .293 | .383 | .341 | .724 |
| Career Totals | — | 359 | 535 | 48 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 51 | 106 | .191 | .266 | .228 | .494 |
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