Big Bill Smith

William Turner Smith

Born: January 30, 1869 in Nashville, TN
Died: October 10, 1940 in Indianapolis, IN
(71 years old)

Bats:

Throws:

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 240

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Notes:

• College: Fisk University (Nashville, TN)
• Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)
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Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1898	CBG	IND	29	C	1	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1		0			0	0			.400	.400	.400	.800	146
1900	CXG	IND	31	1B	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0			1			0	1			.000	.333	.000	.333	14
1901	CXG	NvM	32	CF	1	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	0			.000	.200	.000	.200	-36
1903	CXG	EAS	34	RF	5	18	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1			.176	.176	.176	.353	29
1904	BRG/CXG	IND	35	RF	3	12	11	1	4	1	0	0	1	0		0			1	0			.364	.417	.455	.871	188
1905	BRG	EAS	36	2B	6	27	25	3	5	1	0	0	1	0		0			2	0			.200	.259	.240	.499	77
1906	MULT	EAS	37	RF	21	83	79	10	26	2	3	1	13	2		4	0		0	0	0		.329	.361	.468	.830	153
1907	CBG	NAC	38	C	11	46	43	6	14	4	0	1	5	2		2			0	1			.326	.356	.488	.844	192
1908	CBG	NAC	39	C	22	89	82	4	14	3	2	0	6	1		5			1	1			.171	.227	.256	.483	56
1909	ILL/PG	INT/WES	40	1B	8	34	30	3	7	3	1	0	3	0		4			0	0			.233	.324	.400	.724	130
1910	NBS	EAS	41	1B	4	18	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2			0	1			.067	.176	.067	.243	-33
1911	BRG	EAS	42	C	9	36	29	4	9	1	0	0	2	0		3			2	2			.310	.412	.345	.757	103
1912	BRG/CBG	EAS	43	1B	6	22	20	3	8	1	0	1	3	0		2			0	0			.400	.455	.600	1.055	201
1913	MOH	EAS	44	1B	5	17	17	0	3	0	0	0	2	2		0			0	0			.176	.176	.176	.353	6
1914	BAS	WES	45	1B	10	41	36	3	11	1	0	2	3	0		4			1	0			.306	.390	.500	.890	153
15	10			C	113	457	415	42	107	17	6	5	40	8		28	0		7	7	0		.258	.316	.364	.679	111
162 Game Average						655	595	60	153	24	9	7	57	12		40	0		10	10	0		.258	.316	.364	.679	111

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
14	Negro Leagues				112	452	411	41	107	17	6	5	40	8		27	0		7	7	0		.260	.317	.367	.684	112
1	vs Major Leagues				1	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	0			.000	.200	.000	.200	-36

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
4	Cuban Giants I			C	35	144	134	12	32	8	2	1	12	4		7			1	2			.239	.282	.351	.632	107
5	Cuban X Giants			RF	13	51	47	5	11	1	0	0	4	0		2	0		0	2			.234	.265	.255	.521	66
4	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RF	21	85	73	10	22	3	0	1	5	0		5			5	2			.301	.386	.384	.769	131
1	New York Colored Giants I			-	3	12	11	2	3	0	0	1	2	0		1	0		0	0			.273	.333	.545	.879	169
1	Philadelphia Quaker Giants			1B	14	55	52	7	17	1	3	0	8	2		3	0		0	0	0		.327	.364	.462	.825	150
1	Illinois Giants			-	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1	Philadelphia Giants I			1B	7	31	27	3	7	3	1	0	3	0		4			0	0			.259	.355	.444	.799	154
1	New York Black Sox			-	4	18	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2			0	1			.067	.176	.067	.243	-33
1	Schenectady Mohawk Giants			C	5	17	17	0	3	0	0	0	2	2		0			0	0			.176	.176	.176	.353	6
1	Brooklyn All Stars			1B	10	41	36	3	11	1	0	2	3	0		4			1	0			.306	.390	.500	.890	153

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1898	CBG	IND	5	.376	.296	0.0%	4.7%					0.0%	1.4%	.000	.087
1900	CXG	IND	4	.177	.282	25.0%	6.0%					0.0%	1.3%	.000	.088
1901	CXG	NvM	5	.140	.307	20.0%	5.4%					0.0%	1.4%	.000	.104
1903	CXG	EAS	18	.165	.271	0.0%	5.6%	0.0%	0.2%		25.00	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.036
1904	BRG/CXG	IND	12	.414	.287	0.0%			7.1%			0.0%	1.0%	.091	.087
1905	BRG	EAS	27	.247	.265	0.0%	3.6%					0.0%	0.3%	.040	.063
1906	MULT	EAS	83	.397	.318	4.8%	0.4%	0.0%	7.3%		17.40	1.2%	0.4%	.139	.070
1907	CBG	NAC	46	.401	.281	4.3%	6.0%					2.2%	0.4%	.163	.054
1908	CBG	NAC	89	.237	.300	5.6%	6.8%					0.0%	0.3%	.085	.059
1909	ILL/PG	INT/WES	34	.341	.292	11.8%			6.7%			0.0%	0.5%	.167	.079
1910	NBS	EAS	18	.136	.339	11.1%	7.3%					0.0%	0.5%	.000	.103
1911	BRG	EAS	36	.361	.351	8.3%	8.5%					0.0%	0.6%	.034	.096
1912	BRG/CBG	EAS	22	.477	.319	9.1%			5.0%			4.5%	1.1%	.200	.089
1913	MOH	EAS	17	.173	.326	0.0%	7.4%					0.0%	0.2%	.000	.064
1914	BAS	WES	41	.412	.325	9.8%	8.0%					4.9%	0.9%	.194	.100
15	10		457	.323	.307	6.1%	6.7%	0.0%	0.4%		18.76	1.1%	0.5%	.106	.072

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
14	Negro Leagues		452	.326	.307	6.0%	6.8%	0.0%	0.4%		18.76	1.1%	0.5%	.107	.072
1	vs Major Leagues		5	.140	.307	20.0%	5.4%					0.0%	1.4%	.000	.104

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
4	Cuban Giants I		144	.303	.295	4.9%	6.5%					0.7%	0.4%	.112	.059
5	Cuban X Giants		51	.246	.292	3.9%	6.4%	0.0%	0.3%		21.30	0.0%	0.5%	.021	.064
4	Brooklyn Royal Giants		85	.365	.313	5.9%	6.1%					1.2%	0.6%	.082	.083
1	New York Colored Giants I		12	.417	.317	8.3%	7.3%	0.0%	0.4%		17.32	8.3%	0.4%	.273	.069
1	Philadelphia Quaker Giants		55	.395	.319	5.5%	7.4%	0.0%	0.4%		17.50	0.0%	0.4%	.135	.070
1	Illinois Giants		3	.000	.304	0.0%	6.5%					0.0%	0.6%	.000	.081
1	Philadelphia Giants I		31	.374	.290	12.9%	6.7%					0.0%	0.5%	.185	.079
1	New York Black Sox		18	.136	.339	11.1%	7.3%					0.0%	0.5%	.000	.103
1	Schenectady Mohawk Giants		17	.173	.326	0.0%	7.4%					0.0%	0.2%	.000	.064
1	Brooklyn All Stars		41	.412	.325	9.8%	8.0%					4.9%	0.9%	.194	.100

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