1989
Born July 10, 1989
Newnan, GA, USA
Will Smith Notable
b. July 10, 1989 · Kansas City Royals 2012–2013, 2024, Milwaukee Brewers 2014–2016, San Francisco Giants 2016, 2018–2019, Atlanta Braves 2020–2022, Houston Astros 2022, Texas Rangers 2023
Will Smith played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 2012 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2024.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 114 games and appeared 618 times, with a 3.85 earned run average. He struck out 748. Across 618 games he batted 1.000, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 2019.
He was born in Newnan, GA, USA on July 10, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2019 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KCR | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | KCR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | MIL | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | MIL | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | MIL/SFG | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | SFG | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | SFG | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2020 | ATL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | ATL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | ATL/HOU | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | TEX | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | KCR | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 618 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KCR | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 89.2 | 111 | 53 | 33 | 59 | 5.32 |
| 2013 | KCR | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 33.1 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 3.24 |
| 2014 | MIL | 1 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 65.2 | 62 | 27 | 31 | 86 | 3.70 |
| 2015 | MIL | 7 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 52 | 19 | 24 | 91 | 2.70 |
| 2016 | MIL/SFG | 2 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 31 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 3.35 |
| 2018 | SFG | 2 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 53.0 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 2.55 |
| 2019 | SFG | 6 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 34 | 65.1 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 96 | 2.76 |
| 2020 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 2021 | ATL | 3 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 37 | 68.0 | 49 | 26 | 28 | 87 | 3.44 |
| 2022 | ATL/HOU | 0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 59.0 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 65 | 3.97 |
| 2023 | TEX | 2 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 22 | 57.1 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 55 | 4.40 |
| 2024 | KCR | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 41.1 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 6.53 |
| Career | — | 33 | 45 | 618 | 17 | 114 | 652.1 | 570 | 279 | 238 | 748 | 3.85 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Major-league debut: Will Smith
Will Smith made a major-league debut on May 23, 2012.