Joseph
Smith
 
Nickname: Moroni
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 170
 
Born: April 20, 1923 in Usa
 
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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 29 HOL CL $ 300,000  
1953 30 SF CL $ 300,000  
1954 31 SF CL $ 300,000  
1955 32 SEA CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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 29 HOL CL 112 330 31 65 14 4 3 26 7 5 13 61 .197 .226 .291 .517 16.7 0.0
1953 30 SF CL 64 109 13 24 6 1 2 12 9 2 14 25 .220 .313 .349 .661 15.5 1.4
    AAA   3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
1954 31 SF CL 57 78 9 11 3 2 0 8 2 1 2 11 .141 .163 .231 .393 1.5 0.0
1955 32 SF CL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  DAL PL 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  DEN PL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
  SEA CL 40 125 14 20 5 1 1 10 5 4 7 22 .160 .209 .240 .449 4.6 0.0
  TOT   44 130 15 20 5 1 1 10 5 4 7 23 .154 .201 .231 .432 4.1 0.0
    AAA   12 51 8 10 2 1 1 5 1 1 4 6 .196 .255 .333 .588 4.2  
4 Years Sim 277 647 68 120 28 8 6 56 23 12 36 120 .185 .230 .281 .511 37.8 1.4
2 Years AAA 15 55 9 10 2 1 1 5 1 1 4 7 .182 .233 .309 .542 3.8  
162 Game Average 378 39 70 16 4 3 32 13 7 21 70 .185 .230 .281 .511 22.1  
Career Highs 112 330 31 65 14 4 3 26 9 5 14 61 .220 .313 .349 .661 16.7  
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   484 54 85 20 6 3 40 19 10 25 95 .176 .219 .260 .479 23.4
vs LH   163 14 35 8 2 3 16 4 2 11 25 .215 .261 .344 .605 14.7
Home 142 359 40 68 17 5 3 35 11 4 19 57 .189 .229 .290 .519 22.5
Away 135 288 28 52 11 3 3 21 12 8 17 63 .181 .231 .271 .501 15.6
RISP   184 0 29 9 1 0 47 0 0 12 35 .158 .211 .217 .428 6.2
Pinch Hitting   22 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 .091 .192 .136 .329 0.3
Close/Late   63 11 14 2 1 0 6 0 0 5 10 .222 .290 .286 .576 5.0
Mar/Apr 17 26 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .115 .148 .231 .379 0.6
May 45 93 9 21 5 3 0 11 5 1 6 24 .226 .270 .344 .614 8.9
June 51 104 8 11 4 1 2 9 0 0 7 17 .106 .177 .221 .398 2.3
July 48 121 17 29 5 2 1 10 5 4 5 23 .240 .268 .339 .607 10.1
August 69 184 17 38 9 1 2 14 7 6 10 33 .207 .250 .299 .549 12.1
Sep/Oct 45 119 14 18 5 1 0 11 6 1 7 19 .151 .194 .210 .404 4.1
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 29 HOL CL 2B 78 71 586.3 137 225 4 52 .989 5.56 0 0 .000 0 3.3
    SS 21 16 141.3 26 38 4 9 .941 4.08 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    3B 12 4 56.3 5 8 1 0 .929 2.08 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1953 30 SF CL SS 29 22 188.7 34 75 3 15 .973 5.20 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    3B 11 5 50.0 6 6 0 1 1.000 2.16 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    2B 8 2 26.0 7 12 0 2 1.000 6.58 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1954 31 SF CL 2B 31 11 140.3 32 50 1 11 .988 5.26 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    3B 6 2 24.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 9 1 19.7 5 7 0 5 1.000 5.49 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 32 SF CL 3B 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  DAL PL 2B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  DEN PL 3B 1 0 4.9 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.84 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 0 0 2.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.67 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SEA CL 3B 21 20 164.9 9 27 4 1 .900 1.96 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    2B 12 10 91.0 18 31 1 6 .980 4.85 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    SS 5 1 19.0 0 7 0 0 1.000 3.32 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  2B 130 94 847.1 195 319 6 71 .988 5.46 0 0 .000 0 4.6
  SS 64 40 369.4 65 127 7 29 .965 4.68 0 0 .000 0 2.0
  3B 53 32 301.3 20 45 5 2 .929 1.94 0 0 .000 0 0.6
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   248 166 1518.7 280 491 18 102 .977 4.57 0 0 .000 0 7.2
Career Highs   111 91 784.0 168 271 9 61 .990 5.04 0 0 .000 0  
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
1953 30 SF CL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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History
Drafted in 21st round, 418th overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/18/1952, off Jay Tyrrell (LB)
Hit first career homerun on 6/4/1952, off Steven Caesar (SF)
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 3/14/1953 to a minor league contract
Released by Omaha on 4/14/1953
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 4/21/1953 to a minor league deal
5/19/1953: Signed a contract extension with San Francisco, $300,000 per year, for 2 years
Was claimed off waivers by Dallas on 4/29/1955
Traded from Dallas to Denver on 6/2/1955 (Going to DAL: P Jerry Nowell. Going to DEN: 2B Joseph Smith)
Released by Denver on 6/23/1955
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 6/30/1955 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by Seattle on 6/30/1955
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 6/30/1955 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year