Elmer Smith
1914–1931 · bats L / throws R · ASO, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,014G
.275AVG
.341OBP
.435SLG
880H
70HR
553RBI
56SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,014 | 3,640 | 3,200 | 467 | 880 | 181 | 61 | 70 | 553 | 324 | 358 | 56 | 46 | 17 | 41 | 1,393 | .275 | .341 | .435 | .776 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1921-10-01 to 1922-05-08
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1916-08-01 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1920-09-06 | 1 in 2,195 player-games |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1915-04-26 | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
Rare feats (4)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1916-08-01 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1917-08-27 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1920-08-08 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1925-04-23 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 505 | 1743 | 440 | 29 | 291 | 154 | 178 | .285 | .341 | .451 |
| Away | 509 | 1897 | 440 | 41 | 262 | 170 | 180 | .266 | .322 | .421 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 86 | 290 | 78 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 24 | .306 | .362 | .510 |
| May | 162 | 577 | 142 | 7 | 97 | 46 | 61 | .281 | .326 | .427 |
| June | 177 | 630 | 163 | 13 | 107 | 65 | 50 | .296 | .362 | .462 |
| July | 203 | 711 | 171 | 14 | 108 | 64 | 62 | .273 | .331 | .435 |
| August | 184 | 661 | 143 | 20 | 84 | 58 | 71 | .244 | .304 | .414 |
| September | 186 | 704 | 170 | 9 | 102 | 59 | 79 | .276 | .325 | .418 |
| October | 16 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | .217 | .269 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-browns | 142 | 505 | 132 | 14 | 99 | 53 | 52 | .305 | .366 | .524 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 139 | 558 | 141 | 11 | 84 | 54 | 60 | .290 | .349 | .444 |
| new-york-yankees | 135 | 512 | 116 | 13 | 69 | 44 | 51 | .254 | .312 | .429 |
| chicago-white-sox | 122 | 439 | 106 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 45 | .281 | .335 | .435 |
| detroit-tigers | 121 | 407 | 107 | 7 | 75 | 32 | 35 | .296 | .342 | .461 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 118 | 418 | 87 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 49 | .231 | .280 | .334 |
| boston-red-sox | 104 | 368 | 89 | 2 | 61 | 28 | 41 | .271 | .318 | .389 |
| cleveland-guardians | 37 | 113 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | .266 | .345 | .436 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 |  Cleveland Guardians | 13 | 53 | 17 | – | 8 | 1 | .321 | – | – |
| 1915 | Cleveland Guardians | 144 | 475 | 118 | 3 | 67 | 10 | .248 | – | – |
| 1916 | Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 124 | 382 | 95 | 5 | 71 | 7 | .249 | – | – |
| 1917 | Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 99 | 281 | 68 | 3 | 44 | 8 | .242 | – | – |
| 1919 | Cleveland Guardians | 114 | 394 | 110 | 9 | 60 | 15 | .279 | – | – |
| 1920 | Cleveland Guardians | 131 | 458 | 144 | 12 | 102 | 5 | .314 | – | – |
| 1921 | Cleveland Guardians | 129 | 431 | 125 | 16 | 84 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1922 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 94 | 259 | 71 | 7 | 37 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1923 |  New York Yankees | 70 | 183 | 55 | 7 | 34 | 4 | .301 | – | – |
| 1925 |  Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 284 | 77 | 8 | 46 | 6 | .271 | – | – |