John Smiley
1986–1997 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
321G
.145AVG
.185OBP
.185SLG
More career statistics
73H
2HR
35RBI
0SB
126–103W–L
1,907.2IP
1,284K
3.80ERA
280GS
4SV
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 · Games | 321 | 361 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321 | 576 | 504 | 21 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | .145 | .185 | .185 | .370 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,907.7 | 361 | 280 | 28 | 126 | 103 | 4 | 1,842 | 888 | 806 | 185 | 496 | 1,284 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 1.226 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1994-08-10 to 1995-05-09
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Two Balks | 1988-04-15 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1991-04-17 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1987-05-26 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 175 | 246 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 78 | .157 | .183 | .221 |
| Away | 186 | 330 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 105 | .136 | .161 | .157 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 55 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | .190 | .184 | .253 |
| May | 65 | 119 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 32 | .158 | .176 | .218 |
| June | 61 | 99 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 42 | .138 | .172 | .184 |
| July | 66 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 42 | .118 | .158 | .137 |
| August | 54 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | .134 | .158 | .164 |
| September | 52 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | .145 | .188 | .161 |
| October | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 39 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | .185 | .177 | .222 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .122 | .125 | .195 |
| montreal-expos | 30 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .163 | .189 | .163 |
| chicago-cubs | 29 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | .154 | .136 | .282 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 28 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .154 | .196 | .205 |
| san-francisco-giants | 28 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .059 | .093 | .059 |
| houston-astros | 26 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .216 | .228 | .275 |
| atlanta-braves | 25 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .000 | .093 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 9 |
| 1987 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 75 | 58 |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 63 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .079 | 205 | 129 |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 65 | 9 | – | 7 | – | .138 | 205 | 123 |
| 1990 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 49 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .122 | 149 | 86 |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 70 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .100 | 207 | 129 |
| 1992 |  Minnesota Twins | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 241 | 163 |
| 1993 |  Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 32 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .250 | 105 | 60 |
| 1994 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 55 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 158 | 112 |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Reds | 28 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 5 | – | .164 | 176 | 124 |
| 1996 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 68 | 13 | – | 6 | – | .191 | 217 | 171 |
| 1997 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians | 26 | 40 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .100 | 154 | 120 |