Elmer Smith
Elmer Ellsworth Smith
 
 
Born: March 23, 1868 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died: November 3, 1945 - 77 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 5'11" Wt: 178
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Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
CN2
AA
18.3
SP
37
72.7
 
0.2
0.4
-0.0
-0.2
-0.0
4.3
1.6
0.0
2.7
1.6
1.2
-0.0
0.4
CN2
AA
19.3
SP
198
447.3
 
10.6
0.5
0.0
10.1
0.0
49.6
1.9
0.0
47.7
33.0
1.2
-0.0
31.8
CN2
AA
20.3
SP
149
348.3
 
5.1
0.7
0.0
4.4
-0.0
28.4
2.0
0.0
26.5
15.7
0.9
-0.0
14.8
CN2
AA
21.3
SP
92
203.0
 
-0.7
0.6
0.0
-1.3
-0.0
8.8
1.6
0.0
7.2
1.2
1.0
0.0
0.1
PIT
NL
24.3
LF
594
134.0
 
2.5
3.1
-0.9
-0.4
-0.7
29.4
22.3
1.8
5.2
14.5
13.5
-0.2
1.1
PIT
NL
25.3
LF
600
-
 
5.3
4.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
27.2
21.7
5.5
0.0
16.5
13.1
3.4
0.0
PIT
NL
26.3
LF
559
4.0
 
4.1
3.9
-0.5
0.1
-0.6
19.2
16.8
2.1
0.3
9.1
8.9
0.1
0.2
PIT
NL
27.3
LF
544
-
 
1.8
1.7
-0.5
0.0
-0.6
15.3
11.1
4.2
0.0
5.7
3.4
2.3
0.0
PIT
NL
28.3
LF
572
-
 
5.7
5.0
0.1
0.0
-0.7
26.3
21.9
4.3
0.0
15.8
13.6
2.2
0.0
PIT
NL
29.3
LF
550
-
 
3.1
3.3
-0.8
0.0
-0.6
20.0
18.3
1.7
0.0
10.1
10.3
-0.3
0.0
CIN
NL
30.3
LF
563
1.0
 
4.1
3.7
-0.2
-0.1
-0.7
26.8
22.8
4.0
0.0
16.0
14.4
1.7
-0.0
CIN
NL
31.3
LF
394
-
 
1.1
1.3
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
11.3
9.2
2.2
0.0
3.8
3.3
0.5
0.0
CIN
NL
32.3
LF
131
-
 
0.7
0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
4.3
3.5
0.8
0.0
1.8
1.6
0.2
0.0
NY1
NL
32.3
RF
347
-
 
-0.2
0.4
-1.0
0.0
-0.4
5.9
5.2
0.7
0.0
-0.3
0.1
-0.4
0.0
PIT
NL
33.3
LF
6
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
BSN
NL
33.3
RF
64
-
 
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-1.2
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
14
4
LF
5400
1210.3
  
42.9
29.6
-4.9
12.6
-5.6
277.0
159.8
27.5
89.7
143.0
85.4
9.2
48.4
162 Game Average
496
111.2
  
3.9
2.7
-0.4
1.2
-0.5
  
25.4
14.7
2.5
8.2
  
13.1
7.8
0.8
4.4
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
7
P
1564
1072.3
 
21.1
7.9
-0.9
12.8
-1.3
133.6
42.5
7.0
84.1
73.0
23.6
2.2
47.1
7
LF
3425
138.0
 
22.5
21.7
-2.8
-0.3
-3.8
137.5
112.2
19.7
5.6
71.5
62.7
7.5
1.3
1
RF
347
-
 
-0.2
0.4
-1.0
0.0
-0.4
5.9
5.2
0.7
0.0
-0.3
0.1
-0.4
0.0
1
RF
64
-
 
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-1.2
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James