1955
Born January 21, 1955
Centerville, TN, USA
Mike Smithson Notable
Mike Smithson played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1982 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1989.
He went 76 and 86 with a 4.58 earned run average, pitching 1,356.3 innings in 240 games. He struck out 731, completed 41 of his 204 starts and threw 6 shutouts.
He was born in Centerville, TN, USA on January 21, 1955. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TEX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | TEX | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | MIN | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | MIN | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | MIN | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | MIN | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | BOS | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | BOS | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TEX | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 46.2 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 24 | 5.01 |
| 1983 | TEX | 10 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 223.1 | 233 | 97 | 71 | 135 | 3.91 |
| 1984 | MIN | 15 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 252.0 | 246 | 103 | 54 | 144 | 3.68 |
| 1985 | MIN | 15 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 257.0 | 264 | 124 | 78 | 127 | 4.34 |
| 1986 | MIN | 13 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 198.0 | 234 | 105 | 57 | 114 | 4.77 |
| 1987 | MIN | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 109.0 | 126 | 72 | 38 | 53 | 5.94 |
| 1988 | BOS | 9 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 126.2 | 149 | 84 | 37 | 73 | 5.97 |
| 1989 | BOS | 7 | 14 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 143.2 | 170 | 79 | 35 | 61 | 4.95 |
| Career | — | 76 | 86 | 240 | 204 | 2 | 1356.1 | 1473 | 690 | 383 | 731 | 4.58 |
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