LF David Smith #24
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/28/1975
LF DAVID SMITH #24 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 35 30 35 35
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 65 55 70 65
Avoid K's 45 45 50 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 25 40
Arm: 20 40 45
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: 30 Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/15/1975 LAB Loss, 7-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/04/1975 CIN Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/03/1975 @ NYK Loss, 0-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/02/1975 @ PHI Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/01/1975 KCB Loss, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
03/31/1975 @ WAS Loss, 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/30/1975 MIL Win, 7-1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/28/1975 LAB Loss, 9-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/26/1975 STL Loss, 4-5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
03/25/1975 @ CLE Loss, 3-3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Smith is one of the game's more beloved players.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/07/1942
Born in:Westchester, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 16 Days
Service This Yr:16 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 11th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   42 11 1 0 0 3 4 8 6 1 0 0 .262 .373 .286 .658
Last Year   181 36 4 0 3 11 22 19 31 0 0 1 .199 .279 .271 .549
2 Years Ago   380 80 8 3 6 31 66 76 53 2 0 0 .211 .341 .295 .635
Career   3686 826 81 27 59 362 514 565 559 22 16 15 .224 .328 .309 .637
Home   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
SOUTHERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 113 408 94 7 4 13 46 53 43 80 .230 .308 .363 .670 .311 .132 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 456 3 2 0 5 1 1 148 24 12 3 80.0 48.3 4.02 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   531 121 11 5 15 60 66 51 110 2 1 3 .228 .298 .352 .650
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Brooklyn - MLB 21 98 204 41 4 0 1 18 20 26 1 0 38 7 2 .201 .294 .235 .530 61 58 -0.2
1965 Brooklyn - MLB 22 119 287 65 6 2 2 21 34 35 1 2 52 10 6 .226 .311 .282 .593 78 72 1.2
1966 Denver - MLB 23 145 527 115 12 3 11 46 73 64 0 2 78 22 6 .218 .302 .315 .617 76 72 2.5
1967 Denver - MLB 24 116 322 80 10 5 3 32 35 33 3 1 42 10 3 .248 .323 .339 .662 97 86 1.9
1968 Denver - MLB 25 100 105 21 2 1 2 12 17 13 0 1 13 1 0 .200 .286 .295 .581 78 68 0.3
1969 Denver - MLB 26 129 388 95 13 4 3 42 64 70 2 2 56 30 11 .245 .361 .322 .684 97 95 2.7
1970 Denver - MLB 27 155 393 85 5 2 10 46 60 82 0 4 65 49 11 .216 .349 .316 .664 80 77 1.3
1971 Denver - MLB 28 146 419 97 6 2 12 46 63 69 3 5 60 26 8 .232 .341 .341 .682 93 91 2.9
1972 Denver - MLB 29 150 479 111 11 5 6 57 60 78 4 3 71 56 13 .232 .342 .313 .655 89 86 3.2
1973 Denver - MLB 30 133 380 80 8 3 6 31 66 76 0 2 53 46 3 .211 .341 .295 .635 75 75 1.7
1974 Denver - MLB 31 76 181 36 4 0 3 11 22 19 1 0 31 19 6 .199 .279 .271 .549 54 54 -0.8
1975 Denver - MLB 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -128 -0.0
Total MLB 1368 3686 826 81 27 59 362 514 565 15 22 559 276 69 .224 .328 .309 .637 82 79 16.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Total - 17 24 104 44 9 4 2 27 33 14 1 3 7 12 2 .423 .484 .644 1.128 100 100 2.0
1961 Billings - Rk 18 6 26 12 1 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 .462 .481 .731 1.212 310 286 0.6
1961 Tampa - AAA 18 41 123 27 4 1 2 14 13 8 0 1 30 5 2 .220 .265 .317 .582 67 65 0.0
1961 Twin Falls - Rk 18 47 198 30 3 0 0 12 10 23 3 1 42 4 1 .152 .249 .167 .416 39 35 -0.7
1962 Tampa - AAA 19 113 408 94 7 4 13 46 53 43 3 1 80 12 3 .230 .308 .363 .670 82 87 0.2
Total SBL 154 531 121 11 5 15 60 66 51 3 2 110 17 5 .228 .298 .352 .650 79 82
Total BSL 53 224 42 4 3 0 13 14 24 3 1 44 6 4 .188 .274 .232 .506 68 61
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Denver - MLB 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 0.2
1971 Denver - MLB 28 5 14 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .143 .200 .214 .414 17 7 1.4
1972 Denver - MLB 29 19 51 16 1 2 0 6 6 12 0 1 6 5 1 .314 .438 .412 .849 145 120 1.4
1973 Denver - MLB 30 6 17 4 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 .235 .316 .235 .551 52 53 0.4
Total MLB 34 83 22 2 2 0 12 9 15 0 3 8 11 1 .265 .366 .337 .704 101 83
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 14 13 103 9 6 114 2 .982 110.1 9.14 -0.3 .954
1964 Brooklyn - MLB LF 11 8 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 68.0 2.78 +0.5 .995
1964 Brooklyn - MLB CF 36 14 76 3 0 79 0 1.000 160.0 4.44 +1.5 1.023
1964 Brooklyn - MLB RF 9 9 13 0 0 14 1 .929 72.0 1.62 -2.0 .922
1965 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Brooklyn - MLB LF 6 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 30.0 2.10 +0.1 1.162
1965 Brooklyn - MLB CF 87 63 209 4 3 215 2 .991 597.2 3.21 +6.9 1.050
1966 Denver - MLB LF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.3 .991
1966 Denver - MLB CF 140 131 440 13 2 465 12 .974 1192.2 3.42 +18.1 1.057
1967 Denver - MLB LF 34 30 69 4 1 78 5 .936 273.0 2.41 -0.1 1.021
1967 Denver - MLB CF 72 45 175 5 0 182 2 .989 473.0 3.42 +5.2 1.026
1968 Denver - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Denver - MLB LF 56 0 36 0 0 38 2 .947 133.1 2.43 +1.2 1.049
1968 Denver - MLB CF 19 10 30 0 0 31 1 .968 96.2 2.79 +1.1 1.066
1969 Denver - MLB LF 27 0 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 74.0 1.58 +0.8 1.088
1969 Denver - MLB CF 115 112 230 12 2 252 10 .960 825.2 2.64 +7.4 1.038
1969 Denver - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Denver - MLB LF 104 1 59 1 0 61 1 .984 287.1 1.88 +0.4 .994
1970 Denver - MLB CF 106 98 185 9 2 206 12 .942 719.1 2.43 +3.9 1.035
1971 Denver - MLB LF 72 1 41 1 0 43 1 .977 201.1 1.88 +3.8 1.238
1971 Denver - MLB CF 115 103 235 15 1 260 10 .962 852.0 2.64 +7.7 1.061
1972 Denver - MLB LF 84 55 99 1 0 102 2 .980 542.0 1.66 +3.4 1.081
1972 Denver - MLB CF 82 77 193 6 0 204 5 .975 641.1 2.79 +8.9 1.059
1973 Denver - MLB LF 108 79 141 4 1 148 3 .980 758.0 1.72 +6.5 1.077
1973 Denver - MLB CF 30 25 63 2 0 67 2 .970 208.0 2.81 +0.5 .981
1974 Denver - MLB 1B 5 2 27 1 4 28 0 1.000 28.0 9.00 -0.0 .891
1974 Denver - MLB LF 11 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 68.2 2.23 +0.5 1.038
1974 Denver - MLB CF 28 27 53 0 0 56 3 .946 235.2 2.02 -5.3 .917
TOTAL 1B 20 15 130 10 10 142 2 .986 139.1 9.04 -0.3 .939
TOTAL LF 514 185 507 11 2 532 14 .974 2443.2 1.91 +17.3 1.064
TOTAL CF 830 705 1889 69 10 2017 59 .971 6002.0 2.94 +55.8 1.041
TOTAL RF 9 9 13 0 0 14 1 .929 72.0 1.62 -2.0 .922
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 11, 107th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of high school McArthur (McArthur; Hollywood, FL).
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 30 (50).
03/29/1961 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/17/1961 Wins the BSL Player of the Week Award.
04/17/1961 Released by the Detroit organization.
05/17/1961 Signed a minor league contract ($3,000 bonus) with the Brooklyn Bluebirds organization.
06/09/1961 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
10/21/1961 Named the #81 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (50).
07/29/1962 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (55).
04/09/1963 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1963 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1963 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (60).
04/14/1964 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
06/04/1964 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/08/1964 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
09/14/1964 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
05/07/1965 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $40,000.
11/08/1965 Drafted in the 1965 expansion draft from the Brooklyn Bluebirds by the Denver Burros. (Round 3, Pick 1, 9th overall pick).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 60 (60).
06/21/1966 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/14/1966 Injured (back tightness),out for 2 weeks.
11/06/1966 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 65 (65).
04/11/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
04/15/1967 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/23/1967 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/24/1967 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $83,200 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (60).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $103,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (65).
04/08/1969 Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
09/23/1969 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $250,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (65).
03/14/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Denver Burros development complex.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (65).
01/08/1971 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (65).
03/06/1972 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Denver Burros development complex.
10/23/1972 Wins the 1972 World Series with the Denver Burros.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
06/26/1973 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
07/28/1973 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $402,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 70 (70).
03/29/1974 Injured (torn leg muscle),out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 65 (65).
04/24/1975 Released by the Denver Burros.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1966 22 6
1969 30 4
1970 49 2
1971 26 9
1972 56 2
1973 46 3
Year BB Rank
1966 64 5
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