Billy Smith MLB, Minor League Baseball Statistics

High Level

MLB

Years

1977-1982 (1981-1981)

Proper Name

Billy Laverne Smith Jr.

Positions

P (89)

Positions

Height / Weight

6-7 / 200

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

September 13,1954

Death Date

April 5,2025 Age: 70.204

Place

La Marque, Texas

High School

La Marque (La Marque,TX)

Colleges

Sam Houston State University (Huntsville,TX)

Drafted/Signed

1977-14-352-Houston Astros

MLB Debut

June 9,1981

MLBAM ID

122355

Retrosheet#

smitb102

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Pitching Statistics

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so_bb
1977	Gulf Coast Astros	GCL	Rk	HOU	-	22	2	4	3.48	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	44.0	49	22	17	3	7	22	0	0	0	1.27	10.02	0.61	1.43	4.50	4.50	3.14
1977	Cocoa Astros	FSL	A+	HOU	-	22	1	3	2.79	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	29.0	35	16	9	0	10	15	2	0	0	1.55	10.86	0.00	3.10	4.66	4.97	1.50
1978	Daytona Astros	FSL	A+	HOU	-	23	6	6	2.03	13	13	3	0	0	0	0	93.0	97	44	21	0	29	53	14	0	4	1.35	9.39	0.00	2.81	5.13	4.26	1.83
1980	Tucson Toros	PCL	AAA	HOU	-	25	12	4	3.71	28	15	7	2	0	13	1	143.0	169	77	59	6	41	47	4	1	4	1.47	10.64	0.38	2.58	2.96	4.85	1.15
1981	Tucson Toros	PCL	AAA	HOU	-	26	5	2	2.96	10	10	2	1	0	0	0	76.0	72	34	25	4	15	30	3	0	2	1.14	8.53	0.47	1.78	3.55	4.03	2.00
1981	Houston Astros	NL	MLB	HOU	27	26	1	1	3.05	10	1	0	0	4	9	1	20.2	20	7	7	3	3	3	0	0	0	1.11	8.71	1.31	1.31	1.31	3.05	1.00
1982	Tucson Toros	PCL	AAA	HOU	27	27	4	8	7.15	28	19	2	0	1	9	0	113.1	183	108	90	7	47	35	8	0	3	2.03	14.53	0.56	3.73	2.78	8.58	0.74
1977	Rk,A+	Total	--	HOU	--	--	3	7	3.21	11	11	4	0	0	0	0	73.0	84	38	26	3	17	37	2	0	0	1.38	10.36	0.37	2.10	4.56	4.68	2.18
1978	A+	Total	--	HOU	--	--	6	6	2.03	13	13	3	0	0	0	0	93.0	97	44	21	0	29	53	14	0	4	1.35	9.39	0.00	2.81	5.13	4.26	1.83
1980	AAA	Total	--	HOU	--	--	12	4	3.71	28	15	7	2	13	0	1	143.0	169	77	59	6	41	47	4	1	4	1.47	10.64	0.38	2.58	2.96	4.85	1.15
1981	AAA	Total	--	HOU	--	--	5	2	2.96	10	10	2	1	0	0	0	76.0	72	34	25	4	15	30	3	0	2	1.14	8.53	0.47	1.78	3.55	4.03	2.00
1981	MLB	Total	--	HOU	--	--	1	1	3.05	10	1	0	0	9	4	1	20.2	20	7	7	3	3	3	0	0	0	1.11	8.71	1.31	1.31	1.31	3.05	1.00
1982	AAA	Total	--	HOU	--	--	4	8	7.15	28	19	2	0	9	1	0	113.1	183	108	90	7	47	35	8	0	3	2.03	14.53	0.56	3.73	2.78	8.58	0.74
Tot:	MLB (1 yrs)		MLB				1	1	3.05	10	1	0	0	9	4	1	20.2	20	7	7	3	3	3	0	0	0	1.11	8.71	1.31	1.31	1.31	3.05	1.00
Tot:	NL (1 yrs)		NL				1	1	3.05	10	1	0	0	9	4	1	20.2	20	7	7	3	3	3	0	0	0	1.11	8.71	1.31	1.31	1.31	3.05	1.00
Tot:	Minors (5 yrs)		Minors				30	27	3.99	90	68	18	3	22	1	1	498.1	605	301	221	20	149	202	31	1	13	1.51	10.93	0.36	2.69	3.65	5.44	1.36
Tot:	AAA (3 yrs)		AAA				21	14	4.71	66	44	11	3	22	1	1	332.1	424	219	174	17	103	112	15	1	9	1.59	11.48	0.46	2.79	3.03	5.93	1.09
Tot:	A+ (2 yrs)		A+				7	9	2.21	17	17	6	0	0	0	0	122.0	132	60	30	0	39	68	16	0	4	1.40	9.74	0.00	2.88	5.02	4.43	1.74
Tot:	Rk (1 yrs)		Rk				2	4	3.48	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	44.0	49	22	17	3	7	22	0	0	0	1.27	10.02	0.61	1.43	4.50	4.50	3.14

Batting Statistics

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	iw	dp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so_bb	ab_hr
1979	Columbus Astros	Sou	AA	HOU	-	24	P	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
1981	Houston Astros	NL	MLB	HOU	27	26	P	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
1977	Rk,A+	Total	--	HOU	--	--	--	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0												GCL	1977
1979	AA	Total	--	HOU	--	--	--	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	33.33			Sou	1979
1981	MLB	Total	--	HOU	--	--	--	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.00	100.00			NL	1981
Tot:	MLB (1 yrs)		MLB					10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.00	100.00
Tot:	NL (1 yrs)		NL					10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.00	100.00
Tot:	Minors (2 yrs)		Minors					38	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	33.33
Tot:	AA (1 yrs)		AA					27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	33.33
Tot:	A+ (1 yrs)		A+					4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tot:	Rk (1 yrs)		Rk					7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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year	team name	league	category	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so_bb
1981	Houston Astros	Division Series	Playoffs	26	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tot:	Playoffs (1 Yrs)		Playoffs		0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

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Fielding Statistics

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year	team	league	level	age	pos	g	gs	inn	po	a	e	dp	tc	tsc	sb	cs	sb%	fpct	rfg	rfi	rf9i	tm share	pl share	tm rank
1978	Daytona Astros	FSL	A+	23	P	13	-	-	6	19	0	1	25	25	0	0		1.000	1.9	0.00	0.00	9.6	100.0	9
1980	Tucson Toros	PCL	AAA	25	P	28	-	-	4	22	1	0	27	26	0	0		.963	0.9	0.00	0.00	19.2	100.0	2
1981	Houston Astros	NL	MLB	26	P	10	1	20.2	2	3	0	1	5	5	0	2	0	1.000	0.5	0.25	2.25	9.1	100.0	10
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Yearly Summary

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year	team	league	level	mlb-class	age	w	l	rank	rpi	gp	manager	salary	service time	playoffs	awards
1977	Gulf Coast Astros	GCL	Rk	HOU	22	22	32	6	-	7	Julio Linares	-	-	dnq
1977	Cocoa Astros	FSL	A+	HOU	22	46	89	5	-	4	Jimmy Johnson	-	-	dnq
1978	Daytona Astros	FSL	A+	HOU	23	42	93	6	-	13	Leo Posada, Charles Sprinkle	-	-	dnq
1979	Columbus Astros	Sou	AA	HOU	24	84	59	1	-	27	Jimmy Johnson	-	-	Lost in Finals
1980	Tucson Toros	PCL	AAA	HOU	25	87	59	1	-	28	Jimmy Johnson	-	-	Lost in Semi-Finals
1981	Tucson Toros	PCL	AAA	HOU	26	57	82	4	-	10	Jimmy Johnson	-	-	dnq
1981	Houston Astros	NL	MLB	HOU	26	61	49	0	-	10	Bill Virdon			Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1982	Tucson Toros	PCL	AAA	HOU	27	59	83	4	-	28	Jimmy Johnson	-	-	dnq
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date	transaction description	team	minor team	40-man	status
1981-04-01	Returned to Houston Astros	Houston Astros		No	Hist
1980-12-09	Selected from Houston Astros by New York Mets in Minor League Draft	New York Mets		No	Hist
1977-06-07	Signed out of draft (Sam Houston State)	Houston Astros		No	Hist
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[1977] Drafted by the Houston Astros in Round #14 (#352) out of Sam Houston State ... Played for Gulf Coast Astros (Rk) ... Played for Cocoa Astros (A+) ... Finished top 10 in GCL in Home Runs Allowed, Walks per 9 Innings

[1978] Played for Daytona Astros (A+) ... Finished top 10 in FSL in Earned Run Average

[1979] Played for Columbus Astros (AA)

[1980] Played for Tucson Toros (AAA) ... Finished top 10 in PCL in Complete Games, Shutouts, Walks per 9 Innings

[1981] Played for Tucson Toros (AAA) ... Played for Houston Astros (MLB) ... Played for Houston Astros (MLB) ... Played in Division Series for Houston Astros ... Finished top 10 in PCL in Shutouts

[1982] Played for Tucson Toros (AAA)

Stat Capsule	w-l	g	gs	sv	ip	h	so	era	whip
MLB Career	1-1	10	1	1	20.2	20	3	3.05	1.11