P Joe 'Big Joe' Smith #22
Age: 43 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P JOE 'BIG JOE' SMITH #22 - AGE: 43 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/13/1931
Born in:Omaha, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 13th Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 New York - FABL 26 8 0 2 1 0 3.38 13.1 12 5 5 1 4 2 0 0 1.20 .244 4.18 0.1 127
1959 New York - FABL 27 27 1 2 1 4 2.41 52.1 46 14 14 4 27 28 0 0 1.39 .266 4.12 0.3 177
1960 Cincinnati - FABL 28 31 9 5 4 1 5.77 87.1 110 65 56 15 45 53 0 0 1.77 .331 5.85 -0.6 78
1962 New York - FABL 30 52 0 0 3 1 4.88 99.2 100 56 54 16 54 64 0 0 1.55 .274 5.65 -1.0 93
1963 New York - FABL 31 4 0 0 0 0 6.23 8.2 9 6 6 2 3 3 0 0 1.38 .250 6.41 -0.2 68
1964 New York - FABL 32 6 0 0 1 0 3.72 9.2 10 5 4 2 2 7 0 0 1.24 .276 4.78 -0.1 102
Total FABL 128 10 9 10 6 4.62 271.0 287 151 139 40 135 157 0 0 1.56 .289 5.34 -1.5 96
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Fresno - A 18 15 15 7 5 0 3.99 103.2 124 51 46 8 25 29 1 0 1.44 .308 4.12 1.9 114
1951 Fresno - A 19 33 33 13 9 0 4.12 218.1 234 108 100 10 72 72 2 2 1.40 .285 3.24 5.1 97
1952 Fresno - A 20 19 19 10 4 0 2.83 133.1 129 51 42 5 32 85 3 1 1.21 .293 2.71 5.2 166
1952 Albany - A 20 2 2 2 0 0 2.50 18.0 19 5 5 1 2 11 2 0 1.17 .316 2.20 0.5 117
1953 Albany - A 21 16 16 11 3 0 2.19 140.0 124 37 34 7 25 68 12 4 1.06 .258 2.93 3.4 163
1953 Reading - AA 21 12 12 4 2 0 2.88 65.2 65 23 21 6 17 33 0 0 1.25 .276 3.93 1.1 143
1954 Albany - A 22 21 21 9 9 0 3.13 178.0 194 67 62 13 53 86 13 2 1.39 .301 3.63 2.8 116
1954 Reading - AA 22 10 10 1 7 0 6.75 53.1 73 46 40 6 21 33 0 0 1.76 .345 4.60 0.5 62
1955 Reading - AA 23 20 20 8 4 0 3.67 130.0 128 55 53 9 42 84 1 1 1.31 .296 3.33 2.8 107
1955 Toledo - AAA 23 10 9 4 5 0 3.92 57.1 52 25 25 6 19 33 1 0 1.24 .264 4.56 0.4 104
1956 Toledo - AAA 24 29 29 14 5 0 3.54 196.0 186 86 77 12 77 86 4 2 1.34 .269 4.36 2.1 116
1957 Toledo - AAA 25 28 28 19 5 0 2.38 189.1 135 58 50 12 61 81 2 2 1.04 .204 4.36 2.0 172
1958 Toledo - AAA 26 27 27 10 10 0 3.13 172.2 154 75 60 10 59 93 2 0 1.23 .259 4.02 2.5 131
1959 Toledo - AAA 27 3 3 0 1 0 1.98 13.2 17 7 3 1 4 5 0 0 1.54 .302 4.08 0.2 207
1961 Indianapolis - AAA 29 27 27 10 7 0 3.79 142.2 128 61 60 17 38 69 0 0 1.16 .242 4.71 0.6 102
1963 Jersey City - AAA 31 29 23 9 6 0 3.34 145.2 128 59 54 12 54 95 1 1 1.25 .268 4.16 1.8 125
1964 Jersey City - AAA 32 21 17 4 6 1 4.78 111.0 103 63 59 16 46 67 1 0 1.34 .256 5.16 0.1 87
1965 Wichita - A 33 10 10 2 4 0 4.14 54.1 44 28 25 4 37 31 0 0 1.49 .245 4.89 0.5 109
1965 Knoxville - AA 33 17 12 4 7 0 5.16 90.2 99 56 52 11 61 58 4 0 1.76 .302 4.95 0.6 90
1965 Little Rock - AAA 33 5 1 0 1 0 5.91 10.2 9 7 7 2 10 5 0 0 1.78 .226 7.51 -0.3 69
Total DIX 17 12 4 7 0 5.16 90.2 99 56 52 11 61 58 4 0 1.76 .302 4.95 90.0
Total EA 42 42 13 13 0 4.12 249.0 266 124 114 21 80 150 1 1 1.39 .302 3.76 98.3
Total HL 10 10 2 4 0 4.14 54.1 44 28 25 4 37 31 0 0 1.49 .245 4.89 109.1
Total MAL 39 39 22 12 0 2.71 336.0 337 109 101 21 80 165 27 6 1.24 .284 3.26 132.4
Total COW 67 67 30 18 0 3.72 455.1 487 210 188 23 129 186 6 3 1.35 .292 3.28 114.8
Total CL 179 164 70 46 1 3.42 1039.0 912 441 395 88 368 534 11 5 1.23 .250 4.45 118.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Fresno - A P 15 15 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 103.2 1.30 +0.7 1.167
1951 Fresno - A P 33 33 16 25 3 42 1 .976 218.1 1.69 +0.2 .981
1952 Albany - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1952 Fresno - A P 19 19 4 16 0 20 0 1.000 133.1 1.35 +0.6 1.123
1953 Reading - AA P 12 12 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 65.2 2.06 +0.0 .886
1953 Albany - A P 16 16 9 10 3 21 2 .905 140.0 1.22 +0.8 .884
1954 Reading - AA P 10 10 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 53.1 1.18 -0.9 .990
1954 Albany - A P 21 21 9 13 0 22 0 1.000 178.0 1.11 -0.0 .963
1955 Toledo - AAA P 10 9 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 57.1 0.94 +0.5 .750
1955 Reading - AA P 20 20 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 130.0 0.90 +0.8 1.081
1956 Toledo - AAA P 29 29 11 22 1 33 0 1.000 196.0 1.52 +0.7 1.000
1957 Toledo - AAA P 28 28 7 12 0 21 2 .905 189.1 0.90 -0.3 .929
1958 New York - MLB P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 -0.0 .975
1958 Toledo - AAA P 27 27 10 16 2 26 0 1.000 172.2 1.36 +1.8 1.000
1959 New York - MLB P 27 1 4 8 2 12 0 1.000 52.1 2.06 +0.1 1.229
1959 Toledo - AAA P 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 +0.1 1.000
1960 Cincinnati - MLB P 31 9 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 87.1 0.82 +1.0 1.279
1961 Indianapolis - AAA P 27 27 10 3 1 14 1 .929 142.2 0.82 +0.8 .500
1962 New York - MLB P 52 0 5 9 0 14 0 1.000 99.2 1.26 +0.7 .972
1963 New York - MLB P 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 +0.0 .981
1963 Jersey City - AAA P 29 23 5 13 1 21 3 .857 145.2 1.11 +2.9 1.067
1964 New York - MLB P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 -0.5 1.018
1964 Jersey City - AAA P 21 17 7 5 0 12 0 1.000 111.0 0.97 +1.5 1.333
1965 Little Rock - AAA P 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 +0.1 1.000
1965 Knoxville - AA P 17 12 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 90.2 0.40 -0.5 1.029
1965 Wichita - A P 10 10 5 4 0 11 2 .818 54.1 1.49 -1.0 .858
TOTAL P 482 344 120 215 14 346 11 .968 2495.1 1.21 +10.1 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/19/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 45th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Nebraska City (Nebraska City; Nebraska City, NE).
07/04/1950 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $30,000.
09/18/1950 Wins the 1950 Championship with the Fresno Falcons!
06/02/1951 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Everett Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/16/1951 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Spokane Lumberjacks with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1951 Wins the COW Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/01/1952 Wins the COW Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/18/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Spokane Lumberjacks with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/22/1953 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/07/1953 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/27/1953 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/11/1953 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/16/1953 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/02/1953 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/07/1954 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/22/1954 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/08/1955 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Worcester Warriors with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/21/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/22/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/11/1956 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/01/1957 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/10/1957 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/25/1957 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1957 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
12/11/1957 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the New York Gothams.
07/12/1959 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 7 weeks.
12/10/1959 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with 3B Milt Senecal and $38,000, in exchange for LF Charlie Smith.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons by the New York Imperials. (Round 27, Pick 2, 106th overall pick).
04/19/1962 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
08/01/1963 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Charleston Blue Legs with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
09/18/1965 Injured (thigh muscle strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/11/1966 Released by the New York organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year RA Rank
1962 52 10
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