Bob Smith
1923–1937 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
742G
.242AVG
.265OBP
.309SLG
More career statistics
409H
5HR
166RBI
16SB
106–139W–L
2,246.1IP
618K
3.94ERA
229GS
40SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 13 | 15 |
| Batting · Doubles | 64 | 65 |
| Batting · Hits | 409 | 412 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 110 | 109 |
| Batting · Runs | 154 | 155 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,651 | 9,652 |
| Pitching · p er | 983 | 984 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,472 | 2,469 |
| Pitching · p hr | 132 | 134 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,739 | 6,723 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,139 | 1,140 |
| Pitching · p w | 670 | 669 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 742 | 1,793 | 1,689 | 154 | 409 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 166 | 52 | 110 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 522 | .242 | .265 | .309 | .574 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,246.3 | 435 | 229 | 128 | 106 | 139 | 40 | 2,472 | 1,139 | 983 | 132 | 670 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.399 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1924-07-01 to 1924-07-08
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1928-09-28 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1927-05-17 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1928-09-14 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 353 | 882 | 195 | 3 | 75 | 30 | 45 | .236 | .255 | .301 |
| Away | 389 | 911 | 217 | 2 | 91 | 22 | 64 | .252 | .262 | .322 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 33 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .157 | .227 |
| May | 116 | 265 | 63 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 15 | .249 | .264 | .316 |
| June | 136 | 317 | 72 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 21 | .244 | .262 | .329 |
| July | 159 | 391 | 94 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 26 | .249 | .266 | .308 |
| August | 150 | 385 | 81 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 20 | .227 | .247 | .294 |
| September | 141 | 346 | 83 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 24 | .258 | .269 | .317 |
| October | 7 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .421 | .579 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 116 | 286 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 18 | .221 | .234 | .285 |
| cincinnati-reds | 107 | 241 | 65 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 8 | .278 | .286 | .355 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 107 | 276 | 62 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 20 | .235 | .254 | .288 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 103 | 226 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 10 | .300 | .314 | .386 |
| chicago-cubs | 101 | 269 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 18 | .226 | .257 | .310 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 100 | 245 | 56 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 19 | .245 | .253 | .279 |
| new-york-giants | 98 | 228 | 47 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 15 | .219 | .228 | .302 |
| boston-braves | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 |  Boston Braves | 115 | 375 | 95 | – | 42 | 4 | .253 | – | – |
| 1924 | Boston Braves | 106 | 347 | 79 | 2 | 36 | 5 | .228 | – | – |
| 1925 | Boston Braves | 58 | 174 | 49 | – | 22 | 2 | .282 | 92 | 18 |
| 1926 | Boston Braves | 40 | 84 | 25 | – | 13 | – | .298 | 201 | 44 |
| 1927 | Boston Braves | 54 | 110 | 29 | 1 | 10 | – | .264 | 261 | 81 |
| 1928 | Boston Braves | 39 | 91 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .253 | 240 | 59 |
| 1929 | Boston Braves | 39 | 99 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .172 | 231 | 65 |
| 1930 | Boston Braves | 39 | 81 | 19 | – | 4 | – | .235 | 219 | 84 |
| 1931 |  Chicago Cubs | 36 | 87 | 19 | – | 4 | – | .218 | 239 | 63 |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 42 | 10 | – | 3 | 1 | .238 | 119 | 35 |
| 1933 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 45 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | .200 | 132 | 34 |
| 1934 | Boston Braves | 42 | 36 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .250 | 121 | 27 |
| 1935 | Boston Braves | 47 | 63 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .270 | 203 | 58 |
| 1936 | Boston Braves | 35 | 45 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .222 | 136 | 36 |
| 1937 | Boston Braves | 19 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | 43 | 14 |