Dwight Smith
[edit] Biography
Dwight Smith (John Dwight Smith) was born on November 8, 1963 in Tallahassee, Florida. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1989 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .324 with 9 home runs and 52 RBI. Smith played for the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Dwight Smith's best season was 1989, when he hit for a .324 average and knocked in 52 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 109
| 343
| 52
| 111
| 9
| 52
| .324
| .382
| .493
| 19
| 6
| 31
| 51
| 2
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 4
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| 117
| 290
| 34
| 76
| 6
| 27
| .262
| .329
| .376
| 15
| 0
| 28
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 7
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 90
| 167
| 16
| 38
| 3
| 21
| .228
| .279
| .347
| 7
| 2
| 11
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 109
| 217
| 28
| 60
| 3
| 24
| .276
| .318
| .392
| 10
| 3
| 13
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 310
| 51
| 93
| 11
| 35
| .300
| .355
| .494
| 17
| 5
| 25
| 51
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 3
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| 45
| 122
| 19
| 32
| 5
| 18
| .262
| .300
| .443
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| 28
| 74
| 12
| 23
| 3
| 12
| .311
| .363
| .486
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1994
| TOT
| A
| 73
| 196
| 31
| 55
| 8
| 30
| .281
| .324
| .459
| 7
| 2
| 12
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| 103
| 131
| 16
| 33
| 3
| 21
| .252
| .327
| .412
| 8
| 2
| 13
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1996
| ATL
| N
| 101
| 153
| 16
| 31
| 3
| 16
| .203
| .285
| .294
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 740
| 1611
| 213
| 442
| 38
| 196
| .274
| .334
| .418
| 81
| 18
| 138
| 297
| 12
| 6
| 40
| 7
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 73
| 196
| 31
| 55
| 8
| 30
| .281
| .324
| .459
| 7
| 2
| 12
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 813
| 1807
| 244
| 497
| 46
| 226
| .275
| .333
| .422
| 88
| 20
| 150
| 334
| 13
| 6
| 42
| 8
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 32
| 23
| 219.1
| 59
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 102
| 86
| 764
| 188
| 7
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 75
| 63
| 544.2
| 128
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 22
| 13
| 140
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 81
| 65
| 573.2
| 139
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 59
| 52
| 431.1
| 106
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 28
| 19
| 183
| 43
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 13
| 13
| 84
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 42
| 35
| 297
| 73
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 63
| 42
| 397.1
| 93
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 20
| 13
| 116.2
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 27
| 23
| 198
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 22
| 6
| 82.2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 28
| 20
| 154.1
| 40
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 89
| 76
| 618
| 163
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 14
| 7
| 63.1
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 53
| 49
| 400.1
| 112
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 31
| 27
| 229.1
| 51
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 31
| 27
| 229.1
| 50
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 20
| 18
| 143
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 22
| 20
| 163
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 53
| 47
| 392.1
| 81
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1994
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 51
| 45
| 372.1
| 76
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 14
| 9
| 83.1
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 11
| 7
| 64.2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 25
| 16
| 148
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1996
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 26
| 20
| 174
| 46
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1996
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 29
| 20
| 184
| 49
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 173
| 111
| 1045.2
| 257
| 9
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 238
| 190
| 1633
| 360
| 12
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 98
| 86
| 695.2
| 192
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 484
| 387
| 3374.1
| 810
| 24
| 31
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 17, 1984).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 4, 1984 - signed June 8, 1984).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 1993).
- Signed by California Angels (February 1, 1994).
- Traded by California Angels to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later (June 14, 1994); California Angels received Bo Ortiz (July 14, 1994).
- Granted free agency (December 23, 1994).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (April 12, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1995).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 8, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1996).
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