Edgar Smith, baseball player, 1883-1883

Edgar Smith

Born: 10/15/1860 in North Haven, CT, USA

MLB Debut: 1883-06-20 | Final Game: 1883-09-29

Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 200 lbs

Full name: Albert Edward Smith

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Biography

Edgar Smith was a professional baseball player born in 1860, whose career spanned the brief period from 1883 to September 29, 1883. As a position player, Smith made his mark in the early days of Major League Baseball, a time characterized by the transition from the deadball era to more modern styles of play. Over the course of his short-lived career, he appeared in 30 games, where he recorded 25 hits and drove in 16 runs, resulting in a batting average of .217. While he did not hit any home runs or steal bases, his contributions to his team were notable for the era. Smith's playing style reflected the fundamentals of baseball during the 1880s, a time when offensive production often relied on contact hitting and strategic base running rather than power. Although his career was brief and did not feature the prolific statistics associated with many of his contemporaries, Edgar Smith remains a part of baseball history, representing the early development of the sport and its players.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
30 115 10 25 5 3 0 16 0 5 11 0.217 0.250 0.313 0.563 -195.2

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .286 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career SLG .313 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 9.4% below league average.

Career OPS 0.563 vs. league average 0.631 across their career seasons — 10.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1883 BSN NL 30 115 10 25 5 3 0 16 0 5 11 0.217 .257 (-15%) .285 (-13%) .345 (-9%) .631 (-11%) -195.2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
C 1 0 2 0 0 0
OF 30 0 54 3 6 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1883 BSN C 1 0 2 0 0 0
1883 BSN OF 30 0 54 3 6 3

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Catcher 1
Center Field 30

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Yale University New Haven CT 1882