Jason Smith (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Jason Smith (Jason William Smith) was born on July 24, 1977 in Meridian, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on June 17, 2001 for the Chicago Cubs. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 5 home runs and 19 RBI. Smith played for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies over the course of his 6 year career.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TB
| A
| 26
| 65
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 6
| .200
| .224
| .323
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| TB
| A
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| 61
| 155
| 20
| 37
| 5
| 19
| .239
| .280
| .432
| 7
| 4
| 8
| 37
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 27
| 58
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .203
| .276
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| COL
| N
| 49
| 99
| 9
| 26
| 5
| 13
| .263
| .324
| .424
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 2007
| TOR
| A
| 27
| 52
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .212
| .268
| .269
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| ARI
| N
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| KC
| A
| 40
| 85
| 9
| 16
| 6
| 14
| .188
| .213
| .447
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2007
| TOT
| A
| 67
| 137
| 16
| 27
| 6
| 18
| .197
| .234
| .380
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2007
| Total
|
| 69
| 141
| 16
| 28
| 6
| 18
| .199
| .235
| .376
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 53
| 104
| 9
| 27
| 5
| 13
| .260
| ?
| ?
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 182
| 419
| 49
| 89
| 12
| 45
| .212
| ?
| ?
| 12
| 10
| 16
| 128
| 3
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 235
| 523
| 58
| 116
| 17
| 58
| .222
| .261
| .382
| 13
| 10
| 23
| 160
| 5
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| TB
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 9
| 84
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2002
| TB
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| TB
| A
| SS
| 9
| 7
| 65
| 15
| 17
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 2002
| TB
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| TB
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 34
| 30
| 255
| 68
| 87
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| SS
| 20
| 8
| 100
| 16
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 2
| 20.2
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 17
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| SS
| 15
| 5
| 62.2
| 14
| 27
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 6
| 51
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 12
| 115.2
| 32
| 46
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 2006
| COL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| COL
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 43
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| COL
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 9
| 101.1
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2007
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 2007
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| KC
| A
| SS
| 20
| 14
| 120
| 22
| 39
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 2007
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 41
| 9
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 2007
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 1
| 14.1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 2007
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 11.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2007
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 10
| 115.2
| 13
| 30
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 2007
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 23
| 15
| 132
| 23
| 44
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 2007
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2007
| TOT
|
| SS
| 24
| 16
| 139
| 23
| 47
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 43
| 25
| 263.1
| 32
| 65
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 10
| 6
| 62.1
| 56
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 66
| 52
| 463.2
| 117
| 158
| 6
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 70
| 36
| 371.1
| 70
| 127
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 42nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1995).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed May 25, 1997).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Tampa Bay Devil Rays (August 6, 2001) completing trade in which Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded Fred McGriff to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Manny Aybar and a player to be named later (July 27, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 2003).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 9, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 3, 2005).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (November 1, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 6, 2006).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (November 12, 2006).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 7, 2006).
- Claimed off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks organization (July 11, 2007).
[edit] Trivia
- Smith is only the 4th Major Leaguer since 1950 to hit 16 of his first 17 career home runs on the road (the other 3 were Dick Groat, Hank Aaron, and Eddie Yost.
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