Hilton Smith
1935–1948 · bats R / throws R · ASP, ASW, BIS, Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs, KCR, MNR, NAL
250G
.342AVG
.356OBP
.464SLG
148H
5HR
65RBI
3SB
83–38W–L
1,004IP
458K
1.17ERA
118GS
12SV
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 447 | 433 | 48 | 148 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 201 | .342 | .356 | .464 | .820 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,003.7 | 183 | 118 | 75 | 83 | 38 | 12 | 817 | 376 | 130 | 13 | 133 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.947 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1938-07-16 to 1938-07-28
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1941-06-11 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1937-05-16 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1940-07-04 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 153 | 302 | 103 | 4 | 57 | 9 | 2 | .355 | .371 | .486 |
| Away | 97 | 145 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .315 | .317 | .420 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| May | 58 | 120 | 38 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .322 | .325 | .458 |
| June | 61 | 86 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .393 | .395 | .524 |
| July | 66 | 127 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .314 | .339 | .430 |
| August | 47 | 81 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .342 | .358 | .430 |
| September | 16 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .464 | .654 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-american-giants | 67 | 145 | 43 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .309 | .331 | .417 |
| memphis-red-sox | 48 | 86 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .383 | .407 | .469 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 32 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .289 | .395 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 24 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .306 | .444 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 18 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .433 |
| CI1 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .312 | .533 |
| cincinnati-clowns | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
| CI2 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .533 | .562 | .733 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | BIS | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 3 | 2 |
| 1936 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 1937 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 28 | 62 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .355 | 145 | 91 |
| 1938 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 27 | 66 | 26 | 3 | 14 | – | .394 | 117 | 63 |
| 1939 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 20 | 35 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 95 | 70 |
| 1940 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 19 | 25 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .480 | 65 | 61 |
| 1941 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 17 | 27 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .444 | 92 | 37 |
| 1942 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 14 | 31 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .387 | 69 | 30 |
| 1943 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 24 | 51 | 16 | – | 9 | 1 | .314 | 65 | 16 |
| 1944 | Kansas City Monarchs, KCR | 21 | 24 | 8 | – | – | – | .333 | 52 | 5 |
| 1945 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 18 | 28 | 5 | – | 4 | 1 | .179 | 66 | 26 |
| 1946 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 20 | 28 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .500 | 73 | 15 |
| 1947 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 22 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .250 | 97 | 12 |
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 18 | 21 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .286 | 60 | 28 |