1960
Born December 28, 1960
Madison, WI, USA
Zane Smith Notable
b. December 28, 1960 · Atlanta Braves 1984–1989, Montreal Expos 1989–1990, Pittsburgh Pirates 1990–1994, 1996, Boston Red Sox 1995
Zane Smith played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1984 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1996.
He went 100 and 115 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 1,919 innings in 360 games. He struck out 1,011, completed 35 of his 291 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 386 games he batted .158, with 87 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 12 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Madison, WI, USA on December 28, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1987 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ATL | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .556 |
| 1985 | ATL | 43 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .162 |
| 1986 | ATL | 43 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .085 |
| 1987 | ATL | 41 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .132 |
| 1988 | ATL | 27 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .167 |
| 1989 | ATL/MON | 53 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .188 |
| 1990 | MON/PIT | 34 | 68 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .162 |
| 1991 | PIT | 36 | 71 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .183 |
| 1992 | PIT | 26 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .122 |
| 1993 | PIT | 14 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .080 |
| 1994 | PIT | 26 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .211 |
| 1995 | BOS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | PIT | 16 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| Career | — | 386 | 551 | 27 | 87 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 108 | 1 | .158 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20.0 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2.25 |
| 1985 | ATL | 9 | 10 | 42 | 18 | 0 | 147.0 | 135 | 62 | 80 | 85 | 3.80 |
| 1986 | ATL | 8 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 204.2 | 209 | 92 | 105 | 139 | 4.05 |
| 1987 | ATL | 15 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 242.0 | 245 | 110 | 91 | 130 | 4.09 |
| 1988 | ATL | 5 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 140.1 | 159 | 67 | 44 | 59 | 4.30 |
| 1989 | ATL/MON | 1 | 13 | 48 | 17 | 2 | 147.0 | 141 | 57 | 52 | 93 | 3.49 |
| 1990 | MON/PIT | 12 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 215.1 | 196 | 61 | 50 | 130 | 2.55 |
| 1991 | PIT | 16 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 228.0 | 234 | 81 | 29 | 120 | 3.20 |
| 1992 | PIT | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 141.0 | 138 | 48 | 19 | 56 | 3.06 |
| 1993 | PIT | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 83.0 | 97 | 42 | 22 | 32 | 4.55 |
| 1994 | PIT | 10 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 157.0 | 162 | 57 | 34 | 57 | 3.27 |
| 1995 | BOS | 8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 110.2 | 144 | 69 | 23 | 47 | 5.61 |
| 1996 | PIT | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 83.1 | 104 | 47 | 21 | 47 | 5.08 |
| Career | — | 100 | 115 | 360 | 291 | 3 | 1919.1 | 1980 | 798 | 583 | 1011 | 3.74 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Major-league debut: Zane Smith
Zane Smith made a major-league debut on September 10, 1984.
1996
Final major-league game: Zane Smith
Zane Smith played a final major-league game on July 5, 1996.