St. Louis Pioneers (ML)
Jerry Smith
Birthdate:
Sept. 6, 1928 (33 y, 8 m, 29 d)Born In:
Hartford, CT, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/188Entry:
1947 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 5, Team: Chicago Cougars
Contract:
$200k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
10 years, 45 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1959 | St. Louis (FABL) |
| 1953 (2nd) | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1952 (2nd) | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Rookie of the Year | 1952 | Chicago (FABL) |
| All-Star | 1961 | St. Louis (FABL) |
| 1960 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| 1959 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| 1958 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| 1956 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1955 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1954 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1952 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Batter of the Month | Sep 1959 | St. Louis (FABL) |
| Aug 1959 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Jul 1959 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Sep 1958 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Jun 1958 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Sep 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jun 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jun 1952 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jul 1951 | Little Rock (DIX) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Sep 1952 | Chicago (FABL) |
| Aug 1952 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jun 1952 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| May 1952 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Player of the Week | Jul 31, 1961 | St. Louis (FABL) |
| Jun 12, 1961 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Aug 10, 1959 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Jul 6, 1959 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Aug 19, 1957 | St. Louis (FABL) | |
| Sep 7, 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Aug 24, 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jul 20, 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jun 22, 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jun 1, 1953 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Aug 4, 1952 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| May 5, 1952 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Jul 9, 1951 | Little Rock (DIX) | |
| Jul 17, 1950 | Lincoln (HL) | |
| Apr 24, 1950 | Lincoln (HL) | |
| Jul 25, 1949 | Lincoln (HL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 36 | 83.7 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 210 | 278.3 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 44 | 65.3 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 60.5 | 97.4 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 45.1 | 57.1 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 52.8 | 77.2 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (RF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Rod Shearer | 893 |
| Hank Estill | 891 |
| Rex Pilcher | 882 |
| Dallas Berry | 868 |
| Rick Masters | 864 |
| Dan Fowler R | 855 |
| Ralph Johnson | 846 |
| Lloyd Coulter | 841 |
| Tom Taylor R | 841 |
| Buddy Miller | 833 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 33
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Rod Shearer | 893 |
| Rex Pilcher | 882 |
| Dallas Berry | 868 |
| Rick Masters | 864 |
| Bill Barrett R | 862 |
| Walt Messer R | 855 |
| Sal Pestilli R | 850 |
| Ralph Johnson | 850 |
| Hank Estill | 841 |
| Tom Taylor R | 839 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 152 | 1 |
| 1953 | 147 | 9 |
| 1955 | 148 | 6 |
| 1958 | 148 | 5 |
| 1959 | 151 | 3 |
| 1960 | 147 | 6 |
| 1962 | 42 | 9 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 675 | 3 |
| 1953 | 668 | 5 |
| 1955 | 661 | 5 |
| 1956 | 655 | 9 |
| 1958 | 657 | 8 |
| 1959 | 670 | 10 |
| 1960 | 675 | 9 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 569 | 10 |
| 1952 | 569 | 10 |
| 1953 | 595 | 4 |
| 1953 | 595 | 4 |
| 1954 | 560 | 10 |
| 1954 | 560 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 151 | 6 |
| 1953 | 178 | 3 |
| 1956 | 160 | 9 |
| 1959 | 187 | 3 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 91 | 9 |
| 1953 | 105 | 2 |
| 1954 | 88 | 6 |
| 1955 | 102 | 6 |
| 1956 | 102 | 10 |
| 1961 | 92 | 8 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 274 | 3 |
| 1953 | 362 | 1 |
| 1954 | 271 | 6 |
| 1955 | 304 | 3 |
| 1956 | 272 | 6 |
| 1958 | 297 | 5 |
| 1959 | 379 | 1 |
| 1960 | 308 | 7 |
| 1961 | 319 | 4 |
| 1962 | 102 | 7 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 35 | 8 |
| 1961 | 33 | 9 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 9 | 7 |
| 1955 | 10 | 4 |
| 1959 | 11 | 6 |
| 1961 | 12 | 3 |
| 1962 | 6 | 2 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 30 | 2 |
| 1953 | 47 | 1 |
| 1954 | 29 | 3 |
| 1955 | 35 | 2 |
| 1956 | 26 | 4 |
| 1958 | 33 | 2 |
| 1959 | 45 | 1 |
| 1960 | 39 | 1 |
| 1961 | 34 | 5 |
| 1962 | 10 | 9 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 12 | 10 |
| 1954 | 12 | 10 |
| 1955 | 9 | 9 |
| 1956 | 16 | 5 |
| 1958 | 14 | 8 |
| 1959 | 11 | 9 |
| 1960 | 17 | 4 |
| 1961 | 14 | 7 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 95 | 2 |
| 1953 | 118 | 1 |
| 1955 | 106 | 5 |
| 1956 | 105 | 2 |
| 1958 | 104 | 7 |
| 1959 | 123 | 1 |
| 1960 | 107 | 6 |
| 1961 | 103 | 5 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 101 | 1 |
| 1953 | 103 | 4 |
| 1954 | 106 | 5 |
| 1955 | 118 | 2 |
| 1956 | 95 | 3 |
| 1958 | 109 | 2 |
| 1959 | 127 | 1 |
| 1960 | 111 | 3 |
| 1961 | 110 | 4 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 100 | 2 |
| 1955 | 102 | 5 |
| 1956 | 73 | 9 |
| 1958 | 94 | 3 |
| 1959 | 96 | 4 |
| 1960 | 88 | 6 |
| 1961 | 84 | 10 |
| 1962 | 30 | 8 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 11 | 3 |
| 1953 | 14 | 6 |
| 1954 | 16 | 3 |
| 1955 | 18 | 1 |
| 1956 | 12 | 4 |
| 1958 | 9 | 5 |
| 1959 | 18 | 1 |
| 1960 | 12 | 6 |
| 1961 | 10 | 10 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4 | 8 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 6 | 6 |
| 1955 | 6 | 8 |
| 1956 | 7 | 3 |
| 1958 | 6 | 6 |
| 1960 | 7 | 2 |
| 1961 | 6 | 7 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 59 | 3 |
| 1953 | 81 | 1 |
| 1954 | 57 | 10 |
| 1955 | 71 | 2 |
| 1956 | 55 | 9 |
| 1958 | 66 | 2 |
| 1959 | 91 | 1 |
| 1960 | 64 | 7 |
| 1961 | 79 | 1 |
| 1962 | 23 | 7 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 0.299 | 7 |
| 1959 | 0.329 | 2 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.372 | 8 |
| 1953 | 0.373 | 9 |
| 1955 | 0.387 | 8 |
| 1958 | 0.394 | 8 |
| 1959 | 0.430 | 3 |
| 1961 | 0.383 | 10 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.482 | 2 |
| 1953 | 0.608 | 1 |
| 1954 | 0.484 | 8 |
| 1955 | 0.551 | 6 |
| 1956 | 0.476 | 6 |
| 1958 | 0.536 | 6 |
| 1959 | 0.667 | 1 |
| 1960 | 0.536 | 5 |
| 1961 | 0.576 | 2 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.216 | 2 |
| 1953 | 0.309 | 1 |
| 1954 | 0.218 | 5 |
| 1955 | 0.274 | 3 |
| 1956 | 0.196 | 5 |
| 1958 | 0.244 | 3 |
| 1959 | 0.338 | 1 |
| 1960 | 0.256 | 1 |
| 1961 | 0.287 | 2 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.853 | 2 |
| 1953 | 0.981 | 2 |
| 1955 | 0.938 | 5 |
| 1956 | 0.836 | 6 |
| 1958 | 0.930 | 6 |
| 1959 | 1.097 | 1 |
| 1960 | 0.912 | 7 |
| 1961 | 0.959 | 4 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 153 | 1 |
| 1953 | 154 | 1 |
| 1954 | 151 | 9 |
| 1955 | 152 | 1 |
| 1956 | 151 | 5 |
| 1959 | 152 | 10 |
| 1960 | 152 | 5 |
| 1961 | 154 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 1953 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 1955 | 5.0 | 9 |
| 1956 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 1958 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1959 | 9.1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 1962 | 2.8 | 3 |