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David
Smythe		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 19, 1945 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 VAL JL $ 1,600,000   6 6 4 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 7 6 7 8 8 8 6 7 6
1974 29 VAL JL $ 1,600,000   6 6 5 5 8 7 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
1975 30 VAL JL $ 1,600,000   6 6 5 5 8 7 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
1976 31 OMA JL $ 1,600,000   6 6 5 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
1977 32 MON FL $ 2,250,000   6 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
1978 33 MON FL $ 2,250,000   5 6 4 5 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
1979 34 MON FL $ 2,250,000   5 6 4 5 8 7 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
1980 35 LOU JL $ 950,000   5 6 4 5 8 7 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 950,000   5 6 4 5 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,250,000   6 6 5 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 7 6 7 8 8 8 6 7 6
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 VAN JL   39 11 9 9 16 15 15 14 12 13
OOTP6 Min Ratings   39 11 9 9 16 15 15 14 12 13
OOTP6 Max Ratings   39 11 9 9 16 15 15 14 12 13
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 VAL JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1974 29 VAL JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 30 VAL JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 31 OMA JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1977 32 MON FL $ 2,250,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1978 33 MON FL $ 2,250,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1979 34 MON FL $ 2,250,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1980 35 LOU JL $ 950,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 950,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,250,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 VAN JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 28 VAL JL 3 9 .250 68 0 0 0 26 64.3 87 45 15 21 61 6.30 .321 .369 .528 .896 0.0
1974 29 VAL JL 6 1 .857 61 2 0 0 1 90.3 71 31 10 17 63 3.09 .216 .259 .340 .599 8.4
1975 30 VAL JL 2 4 .333 48 0 0 0 0 42.3 38 24 5 10 28 5.10 .242 .299 .369 .668 0.7
1976 31 VAL JL 1 2 .333 36 0 0 0 0 41.7 42 20 6 17 38 4.32 .261 .335 .447 .782 1.4
  OMA JL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 8.3 10 8 2 3 9 8.63 .294 .351 .559 .910 0.0
  TOT   1 3 .250 39 0 0 0 0 50.0 52 28 8 20 47 5.04 .267 .338 .467 .805 1.4
1977 32 MON FL 4 1 .800 63 0 0 0 1 76.0 72 29 5 28 49 3.43 .253 .314 .365 .679 6.1
1978 33 MON FL 4 3 .571 44 0 0 0 5 42.0 41 14 4 9 29 3.00 .255 .307 .391 .698 4.6
1979 34 MON FL 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 1 18.0 19 14 3 7 9 7.00 .279 .342 .471 .813 0.0
1980 35 LOU JL 2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 0 32.0 34 16 7 11 13 4.50 .268 .324 .504 .828 1.6
    AAA   3 1 .750 39 0 0 0 2 37.3 45 17 5 8 42 4.10 .300 .335 .447 .782  
1981 36 VAN JL 1 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 0 17.3 23 12 3 11 8 6.23 .324 .417 .577 .994 0.1
9 Years Sim 24 23 .511 385 2 0 0 34 432.3 437 213 60 134 307 4.43 .263 .319 .425 .745 22.9
1 Years AAA 3 1 .750 39 0 0 0 2 37.3 45 17 5 8 42 4.10 .300 .335 .447 .782  
Season Average 2 2 .500 42 0 0 0 3 48.0 48 23 6 14 34 4.43 .263 .319 .425 .745  
Career Highs 6 9 1.000 68 2 0 0 26 90.3 87 45 15 28 63 7.00 .324 .417 .577 .994  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   333 156 46 106 230   .273 .331 .441 .772
vs LH   104 57 14 28 77   .235 .280 .381 .662
Home 17 9 .654 198 2 0 0 13 226.3 216 101 32 73 155 4.02 .253 .312 .424 .736
Away 7 14 .333 187 0 0 0 21 206.0 221 112 28 61 152 4.89 .273 .323 .427 .750
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 70 0 0 0 5 81.3 86 42 8 32 55 4.65 .274 .341 .427 .768
May 3 1 .750 72 0 0 0 8 81.0 68 34 14 29 61 3.78 .225 .293 .407 .700
June 7 4 .636 57 2 0 0 3 65.3 65 32 10 11 48 4.41 .260 .291 .428 .719
July 4 4 .500 66 0 0 0 10 74.3 79 35 10 17 47 4.24 .274 .315 .413 .728
August 4 5 .444 54 0 0 0 5 64.7 62 35 11 22 50 4.87 .249 .310 .442 .752
Sep/Oct 4 5 .444 66 0 0 0 3 65.6 77 35 7 23 46 4.80 .295 .352 .441 .793
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 29 VAL JL 61 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1975 30 VAL JL 49 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1976 31 OMA JL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  VAL JL 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   39 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1977 32 MON FL 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1979 34 MON FL 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1980 35 LOU JL 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1981 36 VAN JL 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
7 Years Sim 274 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.6 0.0
162 Game Average 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5  
Career Highs 63 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
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   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4
vs LH   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Home 101 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.6
Away 125 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
RISP   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Close/Late   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Mar/Apr 41 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
June 31 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
July 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Sep/Oct 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 28 VAL JL P 68 0 64.3 2 10 2 0 .857 1.68    
1974 29 VAL JL P 61 2 90.3 6 11 1 1 .944 1.69    
1975 30 VAL JL P 48 0 42.3 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.91    
1976 31 VAL JL P 36 0 41.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.08    
  OMA JL P 3 0 8.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08    
  TOT   P 39 0 50.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.08    
1977 32 MON FL P 63 0 76.0 2 10 0 3 1.000 1.42    
1978 33 MON FL P 44 0 42.0 0 8 1 1 .889 1.71    
1979 34 MON FL P 15 0 18.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 2.00    
1980 35 LOU JL P 28 0 32.0 3 2 0 0 1.000 1.41    
1981 36 VAN JL P 19 0 17.3 3 1 1 1 .800 2.08    
Career Totals   385 2 432.3 21 56 5 7 .939 1.60    
Career Highs   68 2 90.3 6 11 2 3 1.000 2.08    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1977 32 MON FL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 6 3 1 1 3 4.27 .240 .269 .400 .669
1980 35 LOU JL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 1 0 1 4 1.59 .217 .250 .304 .554
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.0 11 4 1 2 7 3.00 .229 .260 .354 .614
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1973-10-26
 Games Pitched
1974-9-61
1977-8-63
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  4. Ken Samuel (962)
  5. Robert Alonzo (962)
  6. Timmy Carpenter (961)
  7. Jose Abellan (957)
  8. Mark Davis (956)
  9. Doug Woods (953)
  10. Lewis Sinha (952)
History
Drafted in 15th round, 350th overall pick, by Valencia in 1973
Earned first career win on 5/9/1973
Traded from Valencia to Phoenix on 7/30/1976 (Going to VAL: P R. Varkville, P M. Parke. Going to PHX: P D. Smythe)
Traded from Phoenix to Omaha on 7/30/1976 (Going to PHX: P M. Poplowski. Going to OMA: 3B E. Minuso, CF M. Saotome, P D. Smythe)
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/1/1977 to a 3-year deal worth $2,250,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/24/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $950,000 per year
Won Landis Memorial Series with Louisville in 1980
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 4/1/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Released by Vancouver on 5/11/1981
 
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