Ford Smith

John Ford Smith
(Geronimo; Teniente)

Born: January 19, 1919 in Phoenix, AZ
Died: February 26, 1983 in Phoenix, AZ
(64 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: R

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 198

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Notes:

• College: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
• Buried: Greenwood Memorial Lawn Cemetery (Phoenix, AZ)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1941	KCM	NAL	22	RP	3	0	1.000	3	0		0	0	0	20.1	5	4	16		6	14	0		0		1.77	190
1946	KCM	NAL/WS	27	CF	1	2	.333	8	4		3	0	1	44.2	18	15	37	2	19	23	0	0	1	187	3.02	132
1947	WES/KCM	EWA/NAL	28	SP	6	3	.667	9	7		5	2	0	59.0	18	13	48	1	25	28	0	0	1	247	1.98	212
1948	KCM	ALC/NAL	29	SP	4	3	.571	12	8		7	1	2	70.1	33	22	68	1	19	51	4	0	5	295	2.82	148
4	2			SP	14	8	.636	32	19		15	3	3	194.1	74	54	169	4	69	116	4	0	7	729	2.50	155
162 Game Average					19	11	.636	43	25		20	4	4	259.0	99	72	225	6	92	155	5	0	9	1033	2.50	155

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	13	8	.619	31	18		15	3	3	191.1	72	52	165	4	67	114	4	0	7	714	2.45	161
1	West All Stars			RP	1	0	1.000	1	1		0	0	0	3.0	2	2	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	15	6.00	46

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1941	KCM	NAL	22	RP	20.1	1.08	1.15	17.3%	14.8%	7.4%	6.8%	2.33	2.16
1946	KCM	NAL/WS	27	CF	44.2	1.25	1.40	12.3%	15.4%	10.2%	9.0%	1.21	1.67	1.1%	1.4%
1947	WES/KCM	EWA/NAL	28	SP	59.0	1.24	1.49	11.3%	13.3%	10.1%	9.4%	1.12	1.33	0.4%	0.4%
1948	KCM	ALC/NAL	29	SP	70.1	1.24	1.47	17.3%	16.6%	6.4%	10.0%	2.68	1.52	0.3%	1.1%
4	2			SP	194.1	1.22	1.43	14.3%	14.2%	8.5%	9.2%	1.68	1.56	0.5%	1.0%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	191.1	1.21	1.43	14.3%	14.2%	8.4%	9.2%	1.70	1.56	0.6%	1.0%
1	West All Stars			RP	3.0	2.00	1.16	13.3%	14.0%	13.3%	9.1%	1.00	1.53	0.0%	0.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1941	KCM	NAL	22	RP	3			5	16						6	14		0
1946	KCM	NAL/WS	27	CF	8	187	162	18	37	3	0	2	2		19	23	0	1	5		4	.228	.313	.284	.597
1947	WES/KCM	EWA/NAL	28	SP	9	247	217	18	48	7	1	1	1	0	25	28	0	1	4	0	3	.221	.305	.276	.581
1948	KCM	ALC/NAL	29	SP	12	295	264	33	68	15	3	1	3	0	19	51	0	5	7		11	.258	.319	.348	.668
4	2			SP	32	729	643	74	169	25	4	4	6	0	69	116	0	7	16	0	18	.238	.313	.308	.621

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	31	714	631	72	165	24	4	4	5	0	67	114	0	7	15		18	.236	.310	.306	.616
1	West All Stars			RP	1	15	12	2	4	1	0	0	1		2	2		0	1	0	0	.333	.429	.417	.845

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Gary Ashwill.

Logo by Gary Cieradkowski

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James

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