Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
David Smith
Nickname:
GobblerBirthdate:
June 29, 1998 (59 y, 3 m, 0 d)Born In:
Hayward, CA, USANationality:
American
Position:
CFBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/221Entry:
2017 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Thunder Bay Lumberjacks
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 2026 | Thunder Bay (SL) |
| 2025 (3rd) | Thunder Bay (3L) | |
| 2024 (2nd) | Thunder Bay (SL) | |
| 2019 (2nd) | Thunder Bay (3L) | |
| League Champ | 2026 | Thunder Bay (SL) |
| Silver Slugger | 2029 - DH | Vancouver (SL) |
| 2027 - DH | Thunder Bay (PL) | |
| 2026 - DH | Thunder Bay (SL) | |
| 2025 - DH | Thunder Bay (3L) | |
| 2024 - DH | Thunder Bay (SL) | |
| 2020 - CF | Thunder Bay (3L) | |
| Batter of the Month | Jun 2029 | Thunder Bay (SL) |
| Sep 2026 | Thunder Bay (SL) | |
| Jun 2025 | Thunder Bay (3L) | |
| Sep 2019 | Thunder Bay (3L) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Sep 2018 | Thunder Bay (3L) |
| Player of the Week | Sep 7, 2026 | Thunder Bay (SL) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Thunder Bay (SL) | |
| May 11, 2026 | Thunder Bay (SL) | |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Thunder Bay (SL) | |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Vermont (3AAA) | |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Thunder Bay (3L) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 31 | 36.3 | 28.7 |
| Grey Ink | 195 | 199.0 | 153.3 |
| HoF Standard | 46 | 53.0 | 50.9 |
| WAR | 43.3 | 48.9 | 47.4 |
| WAR7 | 29.5 | 31.9 | 32.5 |
| JAWS | 36.4 | 40.4 | 40.0 |
Similar Players (DH)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Melvin Castro R | 950 |
| Philip Visscher R | 923 |
| Danny Trautmann R | 920 |
| Keaton Kringlen R | 910 |
| Victor Adams R | 900 |
| Jae-woo Ohm R | 892 |
| Wilfred McLaughlin R | 892 |
| Scott Kerin R | 886 |
| Oasiz Wiesblatt | 883 |
| Jason Slaybaugh R | 882 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Lg | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SL | 108 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3L | 108 | 1 |
| 2027 | PL | 108 | 1 |
| 2028 | SL | 108 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SL | 500 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3L | 495 | 4 |
| 2027 | PL | 472 | 8 |
| 2028 | SL | 487 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3L | 424 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3L | 424 | 7 |
| 2029 | SL | 425 | 8 |
| 2029 | SL | 425 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3L | 135 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3L | 128 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3L | 119 | 6 |
| 2024 | SL | 142 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3L | 123 | 4 |
| 2026 | SL | 118 | 5 |
| 2027 | PL | 122 | 5 |
| 2029 | SL | 130 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3L | 214 | 2 |
| 2024 | SL | 237 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3L | 221 | 3 |
| 2026 | SL | 232 | 1 |
| 2027 | PL | 190 | 6 |
| 2028 | SL | 200 | 7 |
| 2029 | SL | 221 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3L | 32 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3L | 33 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3L | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | SL | 26 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3L | 24 | 5 |
| 2026 | SL | 23 | 4 |
| 2027 | PL | 20 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3L | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | SL | 23 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3L | 24 | 5 |
| 2026 | SL | 29 | 2 |
| 2028 | SL | 20 | 7 |
| 2029 | SL | 24 | 2 |
| 2030 | PL | 19 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3L | 70 | 8 |
| 2024 | SL | 79 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3L | 74 | 4 |
| 2026 | SL | 82 | 1 |
| 2027 | PL | 56 | 9 |
| 2028 | SL | 77 | 4 |
| 2029 | SL | 70 | 8 |
| 2031 | 3L | 69 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SL | 80 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3L | 68 | 2 |
| 2026 | SL | 66 | 3 |
| 2027 | PL | 53 | 10 |
| 2028 | SL | 67 | 6 |
| 2029 | SL | 74 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | PL | 50 | 8 |
| 2028 | SL | 54 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3L | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | SL | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | SL | 10 | 1 |
| 2026 | SL | 12 | 1 |
| 2028 | SL | 10 | 2 |
| 2032 | SL | 9 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3L | 13 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3L | 10 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3L | 9 | 6 |
| 2024 | SL | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3L | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | SL | 11 | 2 |
| 2028 | SL | 12 | 4 |
| 2030 | PL | 7 | 9 |
| 2032 | SL | 9 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SL | 6 | 4 |
| 2028 | SL | 7 | 1 |
| 2031 | 3L | 6 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3L | 51 | 2 |
| 2024 | SL | 49 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3L | 49 | 2 |
| 2026 | SL | 54 | 1 |
| 2027 | PL | 36 | 9 |
| 2028 | SL | 43 | 6 |
| 2029 | SL | 43 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3L | 0.367 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3L | 0.356 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3L | 0.351 | 1 |
| 2024 | SL | 0.336 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3L | 0.290 | 10 |
| 2026 | SL | 0.291 | 5 |
| 2027 | PL | 0.295 | 8 |
| 2029 | SL | 0.306 | 9 |
| 2031 | 3L | 0.297 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3L | 0.422 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3L | 0.438 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3L | 0.463 | 2 |
| 2024 | SL | 0.435 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3L | 0.386 | 7 |
| 2026 | SL | 0.375 | 5 |
| 2027 | PL | 0.375 | 7 |
| 2031 | 3L | 0.385 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3L | 0.522 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3L | 0.594 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3L | 0.504 | 6 |
| 2024 | SL | 0.560 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3L | 0.521 | 3 |
| 2026 | SL | 0.573 | 1 |
| 2027 | PL | 0.459 | 9 |
| 2028 | SL | 0.483 | 10 |
| 2029 | SL | 0.520 | 4 |
| 2031 | 3L | 0.504 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3L | 0.239 | 7 |
| 2024 | SL | 0.225 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3L | 0.231 | 4 |
| 2026 | SL | 0.282 | 1 |
| 2028 | SL | 0.205 | 9 |
| 2029 | SL | 0.214 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3L | 0.943 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3L | 1.032 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3L | 0.967 | 3 |
| 2024 | SL | 0.995 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3L | 0.907 | 4 |
| 2026 | SL | 0.948 | 1 |
| 2027 | PL | 0.834 | 8 |
| 2028 | SL | 0.855 | 8 |
| 2029 | SL | 0.892 | 6 |
| 2031 | 3L | 0.889 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SL | 108 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3L | 108 | 1 |
| 2026 | SL | 108 | 1 |
| 2027 | PL | 108 | 1 |
| 2028 | SL | 108 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3L | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3L | 5.8 | 1 |
| 2024 | SL | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3L | 3.7 | 8 |
| 2026 | SL | 4.3 | 2 |