Adrian
Smith
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 225
 
Born: January 6, 1928 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1955   
All-Star Selections 1954   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 POR CL $ 3,371,429  
1953 25 POR CL $ 4,200,000  
1954 26 POR CL $ 4,200,000  
1955 27 POR CL $ 4,200,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,371,429  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,200,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 POR CL 123 414 73 116 17 2 8 61 5 3 82 30 .280 .405 .389 .794 67.4 9.6
1953 25 POR CL 132 468 76 126 27 2 14 80 1 1 81 28 .269 .378 .425 .803 76.1 12.1
1954 26 POR CL 132 476 79 128 19 3 8 68 3 2 78 28 .269 .373 .372 .745 66.7 7.5
1955 27 POR CL 128 436 67 122 16 2 12 66 1 1 72 42 .280 .386 .408 .794 70.3 10.6
4 Years Sim 515 1794 295 492 79 9 42 275 10 7 313 128 .274 .385 .399 .784 280.6 39.7
162 Game Average 564 92 154 24 2 13 86 3 2 98 40 .274 .385 .399 .784 88.3  
Career Highs 132 476 79 128 27 3 14 80 5 3 82 42 .280 .405 .425 .803 76.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1305 223 370 65 7 27 195 9 6 219 98 .284 .388 .406 .794 212.9
vs LH   489 72 122 14 2 15 80 1 1 94 30 .249 .377 .378 .756 75.8
Home 254 861 146 255 39 6 23 150 7 4 152 51 .296 .406 .436 .841 154.4
Away 261 933 149 237 40 3 19 125 3 3 161 77 .254 .366 .364 .730 134.3
RISP   510 0 152 22 2 9 220 0 0 110 46 .298 .420 .402 .821 93.4
Pinch Hitting   26 3 7 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 2 .269 .333 .346 .679 3.2
Close/Late   205 28 61 10 1 4 31 0 0 48 16 .298 .438 .415 .853 39.5
Mar/Apr 56 197 36 59 11 3 4 26 5 4 31 12 .299 .394 .447 .841 34.2
May 101 351 54 91 15 0 6 49 1 1 61 23 .259 .375 .353 .729 50.1
June 99 352 67 105 19 4 9 61 1 0 59 18 .298 .404 .452 .856 63.8
July 92 318 48 83 14 0 6 42 1 0 59 29 .261 .381 .362 .743 47.9
August 101 351 44 90 14 1 5 54 1 1 61 28 .256 .366 .345 .711 48.9
Sep/Oct 66 225 46 64 6 1 12 43 1 1 42 18 .284 .399 .480 .879 43.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 24 POR CL C 123 113 1013.7 753 59 16 3 .981 7.21 187 38 .203 1 5.0
1953 25 POR CL C 132 123 1126.0 763 69 19 1 .978 6.65 211 43 .204 2 4.5
1954 26 POR CL C 129 125 1141.7 815 53 16 0 .982 6.84 169 38 .225 3 4.6
1955 27 POR CL C 125 123 1106.0 778 58 15 2 .982 6.80 166 40 .241 3 5.1
Career Totals   509 484 4387.3 3109 239 66 6 .981 6.87 733 159 .217 9 19.3
Career Highs   132 125 1141.7 815 69 19 3 .982 7.21 211 43 .241 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 27 POR CL 10 34 4 8 1 0 2 8 1 1 6 6 .235 .366 .441 .807
Career Post-Season Batting 10 34 4 8 1 0 2 8 1 1 6 6 .235 .366 .441 .807
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1952-9-.405
Walks
1952-3-82
1953-4-81
1954-4-78
CAR-16-313
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 6
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Portland in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/14/1952, off James Leggett (SF)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1952, off John Toomer (SF)
9/15/1952: Signed a contract extension with Portland, $4,200,000 per year, for 2 years
Drove in 7 runs against Seattle on 6/15/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1953, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,200,000 through salary arbitration
6/30/1955: Signed a contract extension with Portland, $2,540,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Series of the West with Portland in 1955