1997
Born August 7, 1997
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Josh Smith Notable
b. August 7, 1997 · Texas Rangers 2022–2025
Josh Smith has played his whole career for the Texas Rangers as a third baseman, since 2022.
Across 456 games he batted .236, with 337 hits and 189 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 66 doubles and 28 stolen bases.
He played 176 games at third base, with 285 assists and 8 errors. He turned 25 double plays. He also played 148 games at shortstop.
He was born in Baton Rouge, LA, USA on August 7, 1997. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2025 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TEX | 73 | 213 | 23 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 50 | 4 | .197 |
| 2023 | TEX | 90 | 195 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 1 | .185 |
| 2024 | TEX | 149 | 523 | 67 | 135 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 62 | 46 | 121 | 11 | .258 |
| 2025 | TEX | 144 | 495 | 70 | 124 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 55 | 100 | 12 | .251 |
| Career | — | 456 | 1426 | 189 | 337 | 66 | 4 | 31 | 128 | 154 | 326 | 28 | .236 |
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