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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
19	10778	.262	.337	.328	.250	61.7

Birth Date	12-26-1954
Height	5' 11"
Weight	150 lbs

Bats	B
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1978	SDN	23	159	668	590	69	152	17	6	1	184	47	43	0	3	28	46	40	12	.258	.311	.312	.238	16.6	16.0	3.6
1979	SDN	24	156	649	587	77	124	18	6	0	154	37	37	2	1	22	27	28	7	.211	.260	.262	.203	-0.6	24.1	2.4
1980	SDN	25	158	712	609	67	140	18	5	0	168	71	49	5	4	23	35	57	15	.230	.313	.276	.229	8.1	24.5	3.5
1981	SDN	26	110	507	450	53	100	11	2	0	115	41	37	5	1	10	21	22	12	.222	.294	.256	.218	0.1	11.0	1.2
1982	SLN	27	140	567	488	58	121	24	1	2	153	68	32	2	5	4	43	25	5	.248	.339	.314	.243	18.3	18.2	3.9
1983	SLN	28	159	626	552	69	134	30	6	3	185	64	36	1	2	7	50	34	7	.243	.321	.335	.244	23.2	15.7	4.1
1984	SLN	29	124	484	412	53	106	20	5	1	139	56	17	2	3	11	44	35	7	.257	.347	.337	.263	23.5	9.6	3.5
1985	SLN	30	158	615	537	70	148	22	3	6	194	65	27	2	2	9	54	31	8	.276	.355	.361	.265	33.5	12.8	4.9
1986	SLN	31	153	609	514	67	144	19	4	0	171	79	27	2	3	11	54	31	7	.280	.376	.333	.267	39.5	5.1	4.7
1987	SLN	32	158	706	600	104	182	40	4	0	230	89	36	1	4	12	75	43	9	.303	.392	.383	.281	54.9	7.5	6.2
1988	SLN	33	153	669	575	80	155	27	1	3	193	74	43	1	7	12	51	57	9	.270	.350	.336	.265	37.0	15.5	5.7
1989	SLN	34	155	664	593	82	162	30	8	2	214	55	37	2	3	11	50	29	7	.273	.335	.361	.257	31.4	3.7	3.8
1990	SLN	35	143	592	512	61	130	21	1	1	156	61	33	2	10	7	50	32	6	.254	.330	.305	.245	18.0	-7.5	1.1
1991	SLN	36	150	641	550	96	157	30	3	3	202	83	36	1	1	6	50	35	9	.285	.380	.367	.279	46.1	-11.1	3.7
1992	SLN	37	132	590	518	73	153	20	2	0	177	59	34	0	1	12	31	43	9	.295	.367	.342	.263	27.2	10.2	4.1
1993	SLN	38	141	603	545	75	157	22	6	1	194	43	18	1	7	7	53	21	8	.288	.337	.356	.252	21.7	4.3	2.6
1994	SLN	39	98	433	381	51	100	18	3	3	133	38	26	0	4	10	30	6	3	.262	.326	.349	.239	9.7	3.2	1.2
1995	SLN	40	44	182	156	16	31	5	1	0	38	17	12	2	2	5	11	4	3	.199	.282	.244	.190	-7.1	3.3	-0.4
1996	SLN	41	82	261	227	36	64	10	2	2	84	25	9	2	0	7	18	7	5	.282	.358	.370	.266	13.7	4.0	1.7
Career			2573	10778	9396	1257	2460	402	69	28	3084	1072	589	33	63	214	793	580	148	.262	.337	.328	.250	414.8	169.9	61.7

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1978	SDN	MLB	159	668	.238	.250	.311	.364	.000	.275	95	-14	17.4	8	16.0	3.6	16.6	3.6	16.6	3.6
1979	SDN	MLB	156	649	.203	.257	.315	.382	.000	.225	94	-38	18.2	8.4	24.1	7.7	-0.6	2.4	-0.6	2.4
1980	SDN	MLB	158	712	.229	.260	.314	.375	.000	.248	96	-21.8	19.1	8.8	24.5	4.6	8.1	3.5	8.1	3.5
1981	SDN	MLB	110	507	.218	.247	.305	.349	.000	.242	99	-20.1	12.8	5.9	11.0	2.4	0.1	1.2	0.1	1.2
1982	SLN	MLB	140	567	.243	.255	.309	.369	.000	.259	99	-9.6	15.3	7	18.2	6.3	18.3	3.9	18.3	3.9
1983	SLN	MLB	159	626	.244	.258	.316	.376	.000	.254	100	-9.8	17.0	7.8	15.7	4.5	23.2	4.1	23.2	4.1
1984	SLN	MLB	124	484	.263	.255	.313	.367	.000	.264	94	1.6	13.0	6	9.6	5.0	23.5	3.5	23.5	3.5
1985	SLN	MLB	158	615	.265	.251	.311	.372	.000	.281	92	3.2	16.8	7.7	12.8	3.8	33.5	4.9	33.5	4.9
1986	SLN	MLB	153	609	.267	.252	.315	.377	.000	.294	96	4.4	16.9	7.6	5.1	7.1	39.5	4.7	39.5	4.7
1987	SLN	MLB	158	706	.281	.259	.322	.402	.000	.320	95	16.2	20.8	9.5	7.5	5.2	54.9	6.2	54.9	6.2
1988	SLN	MLB	153	669	.265	.247	.302	.359	.000	.284	97	2.9	17.5	8	15.5	3.7	37.0	5.7	37.0	5.7
1989	SLN	MLB	155	664	.257	.249	.307	.371	.000	.287	98	-1.9	17.3	8	3.7	5.8	31.4	3.8	31.4	3.8
1990	SLN	MLB	143	592	.245	.253	.310	.377	.000	.264	98	-8.7	15.9	7.3	-7.5	3.1	18.0	1.1	18.0	1.1
1991	SLN	MLB	150	641	.279	.249	.309	.369	.000	.301	98	12.2	17.3	8	-11.1	7.4	46.1	3.7	46.1	3.7
1992	SLN	MLB	132	590	.263	.248	.304	.358	.000	.315	99	1.6	15.3	7	10.2	2.6	27.2	4.1	27.2	4.1
1993	SLN	MLB	141	603	.252	.258	.318	.389	.000	.293	98	-5.1	17.3	7.9	4.3	-0.2	21.7	2.6	21.7	2.6
1994	SLN	MLB	98	433	.239	.264	.320	.405	.000	.272	100	-10.4	13.2	6	3.2	1.5	9.7	1.2	9.7	1.2
1995	SLN	MLB	44	182	.190	.250	.309	.382	.000	.212	98	-14.2	5.5	2.5	3.3	0.0	-7.1	-0.4	-7.1	-0.4
1996	SLN	MLB	82	261	.266	.261	.321	.404	.000	.287	98	1.9	8.1	3.3	4.0	-0.9	13.7	1.7	13.7	1.7
Career		MLB		10778	.250	.254	.312	.375	.252	.275	97	-109.6	294.7	134.7	169.9	73.3	414.8	61.7	414.8	61.7

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1978	SDN	MLB	668	69	152	17	6	1	46	47	43	40	12	.258	.311	.312	.054	.238	16.6	16.0	3.6
1979	SDN	MLB	649	77	124	18	6	0	27	37	37	28	7	.211	.260	.262	.051	.203	-0.6	24.1	2.4
1980	SDN	MLB	712	67	140	18	5	0	35	71	49	57	15	.230	.313	.276	.046	.229	8.1	24.5	3.5
1981	SDN	MLB	507	53	100	11	2	0	21	41	37	22	12	.222	.294	.256	.033	.218	0.1	11.0	1.2
1982	SLN	MLB	567	58	121	24	1	2	43	68	32	25	5	.248	.339	.314	.066	.243	18.3	18.2	3.9
1983	SLN	MLB	626	69	134	30	6	3	50	64	36	34	7	.243	.321	.335	.092	.244	23.2	15.7	4.1
1984	SLN	MLB	484	53	106	20	5	1	44	56	17	35	7	.257	.347	.337	.080	.263	23.5	9.6	3.5
1985	SLN	MLB	615	70	148	22	3	6	54	65	27	31	8	.276	.355	.361	.086	.265	33.5	12.8	4.9
1986	SLN	MLB	609	67	144	19	4	0	54	79	27	31	7	.280	.376	.333	.053	.267	39.5	5.1	4.7
1987	SLN	MLB	706	104	182	40	4	0	75	89	36	43	9	.303	.392	.383	.080	.281	54.9	7.5	6.2
1988	SLN	MLB	669	80	155	27	1	3	51	74	43	57	9	.270	.350	.336	.066	.265	37.0	15.5	5.7
1989	SLN	MLB	664	82	162	30	8	2	50	55	37	29	7	.273	.335	.361	.088	.257	31.4	3.7	3.8
1990	SLN	MLB	592	61	130	21	1	1	50	61	33	32	6	.254	.330	.305	.051	.245	18.0	-7.5	1.1
1991	SLN	MLB	641	96	157	30	3	3	50	83	36	35	9	.285	.380	.367	.082	.279	46.1	-11.1	3.7
1992	SLN	MLB	590	73	153	20	2	0	31	59	34	43	9	.295	.367	.342	.046	.263	27.2	10.2	4.1
1993	SLN	MLB	603	75	157	22	6	1	53	43	18	21	8	.288	.337	.356	.068	.252	21.7	4.3	2.6
1994	SLN	MLB	433	51	100	18	3	3	30	38	26	6	3	.262	.326	.349	.087	.239	9.7	3.2	1.2
1995	SLN	MLB	182	16	31	5	1	0	11	17	12	4	3	.199	.282	.244	.045	.190	-7.1	3.3	-0.4
1996	SLN	MLB	261	36	64	10	2	2	18	25	9	7	5	.282	.358	.370	.088	.266	13.7	4.0	1.7

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
19 y	Ed Gottlieb

Details

3 years/$3.6M (1983-85). Signed extension with St. Louis 1/83.
2 years/$4.3M (1990-91), plus 1992 club option. Signed extension with St. Louis 4/85. 90:$2.1M, 91:$2.1M, 92:$2M club option. $0.1M buyout. St. Louis exercised $2M club option 11/91.
4 years/$8.7M (1986-89). Signed extension with St. Louis 4/85. 89: $2.2M.
3 years/$3.6M (1983-85). Signed extension with St. Louis 1/83.
1 year/$0.45M (1982). Signed by St. Louis 4/82 (lost in arbitration, $0.75M-$0.45M).
1 year/$0.3M (1981). Re-signed by San Diego. Acquired by St. Louis in trade from San Diego 12/81. Smith agreed to waive no-trade clause to facilitate deal.
1 year/$72,500 (1980). Renewed by San Diego 3/80.
1 year/$72,500 (1979).
1 year (1978).
Drafted by San Diego 1977 (4-86) (Cal Poly), $5,000 signing bonus. Drafted by Detroit 1976 (7-146) (did not sign).

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Title	Author	Date
Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Checking in On: Shortstops, Part 2	Jason Parks	2013-04-18
Top Tools: Glove	BP Prospect Staff	2013-03-13
Overthinking It: The Best of Baseball's New Old Videos	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-25
Sobsequy: Why the Best Talent is Boring	Adam Sobsey	2012-12-26
Pebble Hunting: A Hall of Fame Brochure for Ryan Klesko	Sam Miller	2012-12-03
BP Unfiltered: Edwin Starr and the NL MVP Race	Sam Miller	2012-10-01
Overthinking It: Have Glove, Will Learn to Hit	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-02
The Platoon Advantage: The Eternal Shortstop	Bill Parker	2012-06-27
Overthinking It: Five Interesting Things from Yesterday's Games	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-02
Western Front: Five Giant Themes	Geoff Young	2012-04-24
Baseball ProGUESTus: Giving Difficult Plays Their Due	Jon Bruschke	2012-04-17
Painting the Black: 2012 Milestones Watch	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-03
Future Shock: Florida Scouting Notes	Kevin Goldstein	2012-03-15
Prospects Will Break Your Heart: My Dinner with Darvish	Jason Parks	2012-03-15
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part II	Stephani Bee	2012-03-02
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part II	Larry Granillo	2012-03-02
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2012-02-29
Wezen-Ball: The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant All-Stars	Larry Granillo	2012-02-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Greatness of Gary Carter	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-17
Overthinking It: The Overlooked Overlooked Hall of Famers	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-02
Heartburn Hardball: All That Heaven Will Allow	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-02-01
The BP Broadside: Who Cares if the Tigers Got Fat?	Steven Goldman	2012-01-27
Heartburn Hardball: Jack Morris in Motion	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-01-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: Middle Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2011-12-19
The BP Wayback Machine: Cardinals' Special Era Reaches a Crossroads	Bradford Doolittle	2011-12-08
Wezen-Ball: The Joy of Being Selected to the Hall of Fame	Larry Granillo	2011-12-05
Wezen-Ball: Player Rankings for Type A/B Calculations, 1982-1984	Larry Granillo	2011-11-02
World Series Prospectus: Game Six: The Crazy Train Keeps Rolling	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-28
The Lineup Card: 13 Bad Players Who Are (or Were) Still Fun to Watch and Root For	Baseball Prospectus	2011-10-26
The Lineup Card: 13 Iconic Instances of Facial Hair	Baseball Prospectus	2011-10-19
The BP Broadside: Judge a Player by His Performance, Not the Company He Keeps	Steven Goldman	2011-08-30
Spitballing: Why When You Go Matters	Jeremy Greenhouse	2011-08-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Stuck in the Middle with You	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-25
The Lineup Card: The Top 13 Veterans Committee Selections That Weren't THAT Bad	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-20
Overthinking It: The Over/Under-30 All-Stars	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-19
Between The Numbers: Good Days for Debuts	Jeremy Greenhouse	2011-05-12
The BP Broadside: Impatience with Cold Starters	Steven Goldman	2011-04-27
Changing Speeds: The More Things Change...	Ken Funck	2011-04-05
On the Beat: Spring Surprises	John Perrotto	2011-03-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: I Saw 'em When, Part 2	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-08
Another Look: The All-Non-Hall of Fame Team	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Don't Stop The Rock	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: No Shortage of Quality Shortstops	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-29
Inside The Park: Cardinals' Special Era Reaches a Crossroads	Bradford Doolittle	2010-12-08
One-Hoppers: Gillick Gains Election, Miller Bloc'd Out	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Billy and George	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Marvin Miller and Pat Gillick	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Examining The Expansion Era Hall of Fame Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-10
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day Seven Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-13
Contractual Matters: Diminished Skills and Fragile Egos	Jeff Euston	2010-09-06
Overthinking It: A Captain's Ransom	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-02
Prospectus Perspective: Handicapping the NL MVP	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-23
Prospectus Q&A: On Trammell and Whitaker	David Laurila	2010-08-13
Fantasy Beat: Rotation Promotions	Bill Baer	2010-07-30
Manufactured Runs: Looking Farther Afield	Colin Wyers	2010-07-28
Contractual Matters: The White Rat Reluctant	Jeff Euston	2010-07-26
You Can Blog It Up: Just in Time for HOF inductions, the Whitey Herzog All-Stars	Steven Goldman	2010-07-24
Changing Speeds: Retro Game Story: Cardinals at Cubs, 6/23/84	Ken Funck	2010-05-11
One-Hoppers: Brendan Ryan Afield	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Nomar and the Trinity	Jay Jaffe	2010-03-12
Future Shock: Brewers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-10
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases for Outfielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-12-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases at Third and Short	Jay Jaffe	2009-12-23
On the Beat: Day One of the Winter Meetings	John Perrotto	2009-12-08
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-17
Future Shock Blog: October 21	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-21
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-23
You Could Look It Up: No Juice at Bailout Field	Steven Goldman	2009-09-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Return of the Rickeys	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-28
Prospectus Idol Entry: Are Offensive Shortstops Becoming Toxic Sub-Prime Mortgages and Other Evolutionary Trends in Baseball Positions	Tim Kniker	2009-06-21
Prospectus Q&A: Omar Vizquel	David Laurila	2009-06-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Catching the Next Wave	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-29
Prospectus Q&A: Andy Van Slyke	David Laurila	2009-04-19
Under The Knife: Takeaways	Will Carroll	2009-04-15
You Could Look It Up: The Ballad of the Old Shortstops	Steven Goldman	2009-03-31
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
Prospectus Today: The Old You're In, You're Out	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-18
The Week In Quotes: August 25-31	Alex Carnevale	2008-09-01
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-05
Prospectus Q&A: Travis Fryman	David Laurila	2008-08-03
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-19
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-06-05
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-13
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR, the Sequel	Dan Fox	2008-04-03
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR	Dan Fox	2008-03-27
Schrodinger's Bat: For the Sake of Completeness	Dan Fox	2008-01-17
You Could Look It Up: Rabbit and the Story of O	Steven Goldman	2008-01-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Dissecting the 2008 Hall of Fame Vote	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-09
The Class of 2008: The Hitters, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2007-12-12
Lies, Damned Lies: The Best Player in Baseball, Part One	Nate Silver	2007-09-20
Transaction of the Day: AL East Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-09-15
Prospectus Matchups: Voting Oddities and Reinventing the Iron Man	Jim Baker	2007-08-24
Prospectus Today: Punching Jeff Kent's Ticket	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-26
Schrodinger's Bat: The Price of Contentment	Dan Fox	2007-03-29
Transaction Analysis: March 19-26, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-03-27
Prospectus Today: Gold Gloves in February	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-27
Prospectus Matchups: The Column Reversers	Jim Baker	2007-02-09
Player Profile: Julio Lugo	Marc Normandin	2007-01-17
The Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2006-12-13
Future Shock: Media Room Diary	Kevin Goldstein	2006-12-06
World Series Prospectus: Game Four Diary	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-27
World Series Prospectus: Fire Up the Wayback Machine	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-24
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-10
Prospectus Matchups: More Than Their Fair Share	Jim Baker	2006-09-19
Transaction Analysis: July 17-21, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-22
Prospectus Q&A: Matthew Silverman and Andrew Friedman	Jonah Keri	2006-04-19
Team Health Reports: San Francisco Giants	Thomas Gorman	2006-03-25
Team Health Reports: San Francisco Giants	Will Carroll	2006-03-25
You Could Look It Up: When You Wish Upton a Star	Steven Goldman	2006-03-01
Prospectus Notebook: Padres, Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2006-02-17
Prospectus Notebook: Dodgers, Cardinals	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-18
Prospectus Matchups: The All-Cheated-on-Their-Birthday Gifts Team	Jim Baker	2005-12-23
The Class of 2006: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-12
Watch the Leather: Handicapping the 2005 Gold Glove Awards	Clay Davenport	2005-11-02
You Could Look It Up: More Than Just The Babe	Steven Goldman	2005-08-30
Prospectus Game of the Week: Cleveland Indians @ Toronto Blue Jays, 8/28/05	Jonah Keri	2005-08-30
Fantasy Focus: Changing of the Guard	Erik Siegrist	2005-08-29
Baseball Buzz Words: Shell-Shocked by Scoring Position	Allen Barra	2005-08-02
Can Of Corn: Anti-Triple Crown Contenders	Dayn Perry	2005-06-29
Prospectus Matchups: Claiming the Flag	Jim Baker	2005-06-10
Crooked Numbers: Getting Bigger All the Time	James Click	2005-05-19
The Class of 2005: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-16
Lies, Damned Lies: A Hall of Famer	Nate Silver	2004-09-29
Can Of Corn: With A Bullet	Dayn Perry	2004-08-18
You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part IV: Stop Making Sense	Steven Goldman	2004-02-20
You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part I: Sparky Was Watching	Steven Goldman	2004-02-17
The Class of 2004: Analyzing the Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-01-06
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-23
Under The Knife: Excitable Boy	Will Carroll	2003-09-09
Prospectus Feature: 2003 IHOF Veterans Committee Results	Neal Traven	2003-02-26
2003 IHOF Veterans Committee Results: Your picks for the STATLG-L Hall of Fame	Neal Traven	2003-02-26
STATLG-L Hall of Fame Results: Sorting the Ballots	Neal Traven	2003-02-25
2003 Internet Hall Of Fame Results: Presented by STATLG-L and Baseball Prospectus	Neal Traven	2003-01-06
Transaction Analysis: August 22-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-29
Remembering: The Loss of Two Cardinals: The Loss of Two Cardinals	Josh Paley	2002-06-27
Prospectus Feature: Jose Canseco and the Keltner List	Ryan Wilkins	2002-05-23
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02
Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame: Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame	John Brattain	2002-03-08

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Date	Question	Answer
2011-11-30 13:00:00	In terms of guys who were unlikely HOFers at age 29 - Ozzie Smith had a 72 OPS+ before age 29, although he was still winning GGs and playing plenty. But Hoyt Wilhelm hadn't played in the majors before he was 29, he turned 30 during in his first season. (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	Good point, particularly on Wilhelm! (Jay Jaffe)
2011-03-17 13:00:00	Hey Mike, If you had to be stuck on a desert island with one of the players from the softball episode of the Simpsons, who would it be and why? And this excludes Mike Scioscia as thats just too obvious. (EephusBlue from San Francisco)	I can't pick Mindy Simmons, right? And I assume Steve Sax has already been sent to the chair for all those murders he committed in New York. Probably Ozzie Smith, then. I want to see all his pictures from the mystery dimension. (Mike Petriello)
2011-03-17 13:00:00	Speaking of Martin ... should we expect Kurt Suzuki to similarly fall off the planet Earth (like, again, Ozzie Smith)? Also, trim those sideburns, Petriello! (RC from Go Clemson)	You could argue that it's already begun, right? Suzuki hit only .242/.303/.366 last year, which even for a catcher is pretty lousy (though the double digit homers were nice). The difference here is that Suzuki's peak wasn't as great as Martin's, so the fall probably won't be as noticable either. (Mike Petriello)
2010-12-07 13:00:00	As a die hard Cardinals fan, is there any reason for me not to go ahead and assume that I'll be loathing the next two years with TLR at the helm, and Mo as his GM-Puppet? (Jason from Columbia)	It's a weird situation out there, huh? Ozzie Smith was interviewed in a piece where it was basically alluded to that TLR is the reason Brendan Ryan is now out of a job in spite of a stellar glove. So weird in this day and age that a manager would have as much sway as he does. Lightning round time, folks. I have more BP annual work calling my name, especially with all of the transactions going on. (Marc Normandin)
2010-09-13 13:00:00	Hey Jay ..... thanks for the chat. Have you recovered from the "5-Napkin Burger" Friday night? Who is the current leading candidate for the "Irrational Exuberance" HOF candidacy? In other words, who might be the next Jim Rice? (dianagramr from NYC)	Hey Diana! It took me awhile to recover from the 5-Napkin Burger, but maybe that was all the beer I drank trying to get through the Yanks' drawn out loss later that night. Right now I'd have to say that it's Omar Vizquel's candidacy that leaves me cold. Keith Law wrote about it at length using JAWS numbers I supplied (http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=law_keith&id=5410459). The short version is that Vizquel's defensive numbers don't measure up to the average Hall of Fame shortstop let alone those of Ozzie Smith, nor does his bat: Ozzie Smith: 90.9 car/50.2 Pk/70.6 JAWS/.261 TAv/554 RARP/219 RAP/255 FRAA Omar Vizquel: 47.8/27.8/37.8/.247/334/-16/84 AVG HOF SS: 70/47.9/59/.274/477/204/105 (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	Are you saddened as I am that the inclusion of Ozzie Smith seems to have helped Omar Vizquel when it could or should have helped Larkin and Trammell? (Gregor from Bathurst)	Omar's not on the ballot, so we shouldn't worry about his candidacy for at least another six years. I don't think Ozzie's presence in the Hall has any bearing on Larkin and Trammell any more than the presences of Robin Yount and Cal Ripken do. There were a handful of great shortstops playing during the eighties, and some people apparently feel we've enshrined enough of them. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-12-11 13:00:00	KG, From the scouts you've spoken to does Grant Green have enough glove to stick at short? (Shane from The Bay Area)	Yes. Is he Ozzie Smith there? Absolutely not. But he can stick there for a while. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-07 13:00:00	I can't believe that Alan Trammell doesn't get more publicity as a HOF snub. His numbers are almost identical to Ozzie Smith who got 90 percent of the vote? I guess it's because he couldn't do a backflip or have a flashy nickname. (dangor from New York)	Outstanding candidate who's gotten an extremely raw deal. I think he's about 10 JAWS points above the Hall standard for shortstops, and he's well ahead in terms of both batting and fielding runs. It's a crime, I tellz ya! (Jay Jaffe)
2009-01-22 13:00:00	It seems that in a few years, Omar Vizquel will join Rusty Staub and Harold Baines as the only guys with 11,000 PAs who are not in the HOF. My loose understanding of the argument against Omar is that while his counting and rate stats compare favorably with the Wiz, after adjusting for eras he comes out a little short offensively (84 OPS+ to 87), but the big difference is defense. Apparently the gulf between their defensive abilities was so great that Ozzie was a 90%+ slam dunk inner-circle type of election, and Omar isn't even a bubble guy. Two questions: Was Ozzie overvalued when he went in, and if not can you shine some light on the defensive differences? Thanks (ericturner29 from Chicago)	Ozzie Smith's defensive excellence is well-supported by the numbers, as systems such as WARP and Win Shares both love him. Vizquel is more of a mixed bag. The current iteration of WARP most definitely does NOT love him, but I suspect that the forthcoming play-by-play based system will correct that somewhat; his pbp-based UZR numbers eyeball as pretty decent. Beyond that it's worth noting that Ozzie does have an advantage over Omar with the stick, via a .261 EQA to .254. IN terms of Batting Runs Above Average, the difference is about 100 runs. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-10-24 14:00:00	It seems like there are no players on either team who are already good Hall of Fame candidates (though guys like Utley, Upton, etc. have time to qualify.) Can you ever remember a Series without such an established veteran star? (oira61 from San Francisco)	Wow, that's a good question, one that pretty much ties into what I was saying a couple of days ago about how rare it is to get two fresh teams facing off in the series for the first time in awhile. Add to that the fact that both teams are dominated by younger guys whose best days may still be ahead of them and you wind up with a situation like this. I'm jogging my memory and looking back over the WS matchups and thinking that we've hit a real stumper. At the time, people wondered aloud if the 1998 Yankees would yield a Hall of Famer, but now it's apparent that Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter will make it if nobody else does, to say nothing of Tony Gwynn from the opposite dugout. The 1982 matchup maybe - at the time it certainly wasn't apparent that Ozzie Smith, Robin Yount, Paul Molitor or Don Sutton would make it (Sutton would win 60-something more games in the majors), adn Rollie Fingers was sidelined too. Definitely a question to sock away for future pondering. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-06-20 13:30:00	Considering how far ahead of the pack he is at his position, is it fair to call Brooks Robinson the best defensive player in history? (costa24 from Montreal)	Ozzie Smith is, and it's not close. Followed then by Bill Mazeroski, then probably Willie Mays. (Joe Sheehan)

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