Billy Smith
1975–1981 · bats B / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, San Francisco Giants
370G
.230AVG
.297OBP
.335SLG
234H
17HR
111RBI
8SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370 | 1,147 | 1,018 | 107 | 234 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 111 | 96 | 189 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 341 | .230 | .297 | .335 | .632 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1978-05-24 to 1978-05-31
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1979-09-28 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1978-05-26 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1977-04-19 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 172 | 524 | 104 | 4 | 39 | 49 | 85 | .227 | .292 | .312 |
| Away | 198 | 623 | 130 | 13 | 72 | 47 | 104 | .233 | .284 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 60 | 158 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 18 | .290 | .329 | .370 |
| May | 105 | 355 | 74 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 51 | .233 | .287 | .321 |
| June | 87 | 308 | 55 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 60 | .201 | .269 | .318 |
| July | 34 | 118 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 24 | .213 | .237 | .361 |
| August | 39 | 105 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | .165 | .238 | .198 |
| September | 44 | 98 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 16 | .321 | .408 | .524 |
| October | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 34 | 110 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 17 | .307 | .336 | .554 |
| athletics | 33 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | .167 | .260 | .190 |
| boston-red-sox | 31 | 105 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | .213 | .267 | .298 |
| detroit-tigers | 30 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | .235 | .302 | .318 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 29 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | .181 | .205 | .241 |
| new-york-yankees | 26 | 94 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | .337 | .383 | .494 |
| kansas-city-royals | 23 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .231 | .282 | .323 |
| seattle-mariners | 23 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | .213 | .262 | .320 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  California Angels | 59 | 143 | 29 | – | 14 | 1 | .203 | – | – |
| 1976 | California Angels | 13 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | .375 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Baltimore Orioles | 109 | 367 | 79 | 5 | 29 | 3 | .215 | – | – |
| 1978 | Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 250 | 65 | 5 | 30 | 3 | .260 | – | – |
| 1979 | Baltimore Orioles | 68 | 189 | 47 | 6 | 33 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1981 |  San Francisco Giants | 36 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | .180 | – | – |