Roy Smalley
1975–1987 · bats B / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
1,653G
.257AVG
.345OBP
.395SLG
More career statistics
1,454H
163HR
694RBI
27SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,653 | 6,595 | 5,657 | 745 | 1,454 | 244 | 25 | 163 | 694 | 770 | 908 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 54 | 2,237 | .257 | .345 | .395 | .740 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1979-04-29 to 1979-05-20
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1978-05-07 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1976-08-28 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1982-05-29 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 830 | 3283 | 759 | 84 | 373 | 402 | 419 | .272 | .354 | .415 |
| Away | 823 | 3312 | 695 | 79 | 321 | 368 | 489 | .243 | .321 | .376 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 222 | 933 | 213 | 30 | 106 | 123 | 128 | .271 | .360 | .446 |
| May | 298 | 1187 | 274 | 31 | 119 | 147 | 151 | .271 | .355 | .415 |
| June | 276 | 1100 | 262 | 29 | 130 | 118 | 155 | .275 | .345 | .422 |
| July | 270 | 1097 | 226 | 23 | 108 | 120 | 160 | .240 | .315 | .362 |
| August | 282 | 1114 | 238 | 29 | 97 | 123 | 148 | .245 | .324 | .378 |
| September | 284 | 1093 | 226 | 21 | 132 | 130 | 152 | .242 | .326 | .363 |
| October | 21 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | .246 | .338 | .279 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 153 | 603 | 123 | 20 | 64 | 74 | 75 | .242 | .327 | .413 |
| athletics | 151 | 644 | 140 | 11 | 64 | 83 | 96 | .258 | .346 | .363 |
| chicago-white-sox | 147 | 601 | 136 | 13 | 66 | 75 | 87 | .270 | .351 | .393 |
| kansas-city-royals | 144 | 566 | 108 | 8 | 45 | 66 | 72 | .220 | .307 | .322 |
| boston-red-sox | 129 | 497 | 117 | 12 | 44 | 53 | 76 | .270 | .342 | .400 |
| texas-rangers | 125 | 486 | 117 | 7 | 55 | 51 | 70 | .278 | .346 | .375 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 124 | 488 | 112 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 68 | .258 | .322 | .408 |
| baltimore-orioles | 120 | 479 | 105 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 61 | .261 | .355 | .425 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Texas Rangers | 78 | 250 | 57 | 3 | 33 | 4 | .228 | – | – |
| 1976 | Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers | 144 | 513 | 133 | 3 | 44 | 2 | .259 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Minnesota Twins | 150 | 584 | 135 | 6 | 56 | 5 | .231 | – | – |
| 1978 | Minnesota Twins | 158 | 586 | 160 | 19 | 77 | 2 | .273 | – | – |
| 1979 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 621 | 168 | 24 | 95 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1980 | Minnesota Twins | 133 | 486 | 135 | 12 | 63 | 3 | .278 | – | – |
| 1981 | Minnesota Twins | 56 | 167 | 44 | 7 | 22 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1982 | Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees | 146 | 499 | 127 | 20 | 67 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1983 |  New York Yankees | 130 | 451 | 124 | 18 | 62 | 3 | .275 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 114 | 344 | 73 | 11 | 39 | 3 | .212 | – | – |
| 1985 | Minnesota Twins | 129 | 388 | 100 | 12 | 45 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1986 | Minnesota Twins | 143 | 459 | 113 | 20 | 57 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | 110 | 309 | 85 | 8 | 34 | 2 | .275 | – | – |