Big Bill Smith - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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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Wins Above Replacement

Glossary

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1898	CBG	IND	29	C	5			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
1900	CXG	IND	31	1B	4			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
1901	CXG	NvM	32	CF	5			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1903	CXG	EAS	34	RF	18			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
1904	BRG/CXG	IND	35	RF	12			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
1905	BRG	EAS	36	2B	27			-0.4	0.0	-0.5	0.0	0.0
1906	MULT	EAS	37	RF	83			0.3	0.7	-0.4	0.0	0.0
1907	CBG	NAC	38	C	46			0.8	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.1
1908	CBG	NAC	39	C	89			-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.1
1909	ILL/PG	INT/WES	40	1B	34			0.5	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
1910	NBS	EAS	41	1B	18			-0.1	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
1911	BRG	EAS	42	C	39			0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
1912	BRG/CBG	EAS	43	1B	22			0.2	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
1913	MOH	EAS	44	1B	17			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
1914	BAS	WES	45	1B	41			0.1	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
15	10			C	460			1.3	2.1	-1.0	0.0	0.2
162 Game Average					654			1.8	3.0	-1.4	0.0	0.2

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
14	Negro Leagues				455			1.3	2.1	-1.0	0.0	0.2
1	vs Major Leagues				5			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Brooklyn All Stars			1B	41			0.1	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0
4	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RF	88			0.2	0.6	-0.4	0.0	0.1
4	Cuban Giants			C	144			0.7	0.7	-0.2	0.0	0.2
5	Cuban X Giants			RF	51			-0.4	0.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
1	Illinois Giants			-	3			0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
1	Schenectady Mohawk Giants			C	17			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
1	New York Black Sox			-	18			-0.1	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
1	New York Colored Giants			-	12			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
1	Philadelphia Giants			1B	31			0.5	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
1	Philadelphia Quaker Giants			1B	55			0.2	0.5	-0.3	0.0	0.0

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