Earl Smith
1919–1930 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
863G
.303AVG
.374OBP
.432SLG
More career statistics
686H
46HR
355RBI
18SB
1Rare feat
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 · At bats | 2,264 | 2,269 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 9 | 13 |
| Batting · Hits | 686 | 687 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 106 | 108 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,569 | 2,574 |
| Batting · Runs | 225 | 223 |
| Batting · RBI | 355 | 358 |
| Batting · Walks | 247 | 246 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 863 | 2,569 | 2,264 | 225 | 686 | 115 | 19 | 46 | 355 | 247 | 106 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 977 | .303 | .374 | .432 | .806 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1925-04-26 to 1925-05-30
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1927-05-24 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1925-05-27 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1920-06-26 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 442 | 1259 | 335 | 25 | 183 | 119 | 45 | .302 | .361 | .442 |
| Away | 421 | 1315 | 352 | 21 | 175 | 127 | 63 | .303 | .364 | .420 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 76 | 226 | 59 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 10 | .296 | .345 | .402 |
| May | 170 | 517 | 139 | 13 | 68 | 62 | 25 | .311 | .389 | .483 |
| June | 163 | 498 | 136 | 8 | 74 | 50 | 11 | .311 | .373 | .441 |
| July | 149 | 458 | 112 | 1 | 59 | 40 | 20 | .277 | .332 | .388 |
| August | 146 | 396 | 106 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 16 | .303 | .364 | .417 |
| September | 150 | 448 | 126 | 11 | 71 | 33 | 24 | .313 | .355 | .432 |
| October | 9 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .333 | .419 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 136 | 410 | 114 | 11 | 74 | 46 | 13 | .324 | .390 | .474 |
| chicago-cubs | 134 | 371 | 99 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 16 | .294 | .345 | .407 |
| boston-braves | 120 | 385 | 116 | 4 | 58 | 36 | 9 | .343 | .395 | .485 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 119 | 365 | 90 | 13 | 55 | 46 | 24 | .287 | .373 | .468 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 111 | 315 | 76 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 18 | .276 | .330 | .364 |
| cincinnati-reds | 106 | 340 | 88 | 2 | 41 | 28 | 9 | .289 | .341 | .375 |
| new-york-giants | 77 | 223 | 60 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 13 | .303 | .359 | .475 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 60 | 165 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | .291 | .345 | .364 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 |  New York Giants | 21 | 36 | 9 | – | 7 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1920 | New York Giants | 91 | 262 | 77 | 1 | 29 | 6 | .294 | – | – |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 89 | 229 | 77 | 10 | 53 | 4 | .336 | – | – |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 90 | 234 | 65 | 9 | 40 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1923 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 96 | 224 | 62 | 4 | 22 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1924 | Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 170 | 57 | 4 | 29 | 2 | .335 | – | – |
| 1925 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 330 | 103 | 8 | 65 | 4 | .312 | – | – |
| 1926 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 105 | 292 | 101 | 2 | 43 | 1 | .346 | – | – |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 190 | 51 | 5 | 29 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1928 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 57 | 147 | 35 | 2 | 19 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1929 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 57 | 145 | 50 | 1 | 22 | – | .345 | – | – |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |