Dave Smith was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 609 career appearances, with a 2.67 ERA and 548 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | HOU | 7 | 5 | 1.93 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 102.2 | 90 | 22 | 32 | 85 | 1.19 |
| 1981 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 2.76 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 75.0 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 1.03 |
| 1982 | HOU | 5 | 4 | 3.84 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 63.1 | 69 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 1.58 |
| 1983 | HOU | 3 | 1 | 3.10 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 72.2 | 72 | 25 | 36 | 41 | 1.49 |
| 1984 | HOU | 5 | 4 | 2.21 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 77.1 | 60 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 1.03 |
| 1985 | HOU | 9 | 5 | 2.27 | 64 | 0 | 27 | 79.1 | 69 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 1.08 |
| 1986 | HOU | 4 | 7 | 2.73 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 56.0 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 1.09 |
| 1987 | HOU | 2 | 3 | 1.65 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 60.0 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 73 | 1.00 |
| 1988 | HOU | 4 | 5 | 2.67 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 57.1 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 1.38 |
| 1989 | HOU | 3 | 4 | 2.64 | 52 | 0 | 25 | 58.0 | 49 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 1990 | HOU | 6 | 6 | 2.39 | 49 | 0 | 23 | 60.1 | 45 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 1.08 |
| 1991 | CHC | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 33.0 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 1.76 |
| 1992 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 |
| Career Totals | — | 53 | 53 | 2.67 | 609 | 1 | 216 | 809.1 | 700 | 240 | 283 | 548 | 1.21 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | HOU | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | HOU | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1982 | HOU | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | HOU | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1984 | HOU | 53 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| 1985 | HOU | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 1986 | HOU | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1987 | HOU | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| 1988 | HOU | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | HOU | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | HOU | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 1991 | CHC | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1992 | CHC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 609 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .068 | .146 | .068 | .214 |
1986, 1990
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $500,000 |
| 1986 | $650,000 |
| 1987 | $700,000 |
| 1988 | $1,100,000 |
| 1989 | $1,100,000 |
| 1990 | $1,100,000 |
| 1991 | $1,900,000 |
| 1992 | $2,500,000 |
| 1993 | $250,000 |
Career Total: $9,800,000 (9 seasons)
Average: $1,088,889
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.