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Jason Smith

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.

Debut June 17, 2001

Born July 24, 1977 in Meridian, MS

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 23 CHC NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 24 TBD AL  26   65    9   13   1  2   1    6   3  0   2  24  .200  .224  .323   45   21   2   0   0   0   0
 2003 25 TBD AL   1    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   36    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 26 DET AL  61  155   20   37   7  4   5   19   1  2   8  37  .239  .280  .432   86   67   5   0   0   1   0
 2005 27 DET AL  27   58    4   11   1  2   0    2   2  1   0  16  .190  .203  .276   27   16   4   0   0   1   0
 2006 28 COL NL  49   99    9   26   1  0   5   13   3  0   7  29  .263  .324  .424   84   42   0   0   1   2   1
 2007 29 TOT     69  141   16   28   3  2   6   18   0  0   6  53  .199  .235  .376   57   53   0   1   0   1   2
         TOT AL  67  137   16   27   3  2   6   18   0  0   6  51  .197  .234  .380   58   52   0   1   0   1   2
         TOR AL  27   52    7   11   1  1   0    4   0  0   3  22  .212  .268  .269   43   14   0   0   0   1   0
         ARI NL   2    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   27    1   0   0   0   0   0
         KCR AL  40   85    9   16   2  1   6   14   0  0   3  29  .188  .213  .447   66   38   0   1   0   0   2
 2008 30 KCR AL  22   28    6    6   2  0   0    1   0  1   0  12  .214  .214  .286   33    8   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      257  551   64  122  15 10  17   59   9  4  23 172  .221  .259  .377   64  208  11   1   1   5   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        347   40   77   9  6  11   37   6  3  14 108  .221  .259  .377   64  131   7   1   1   3   2
 Career High     69  155   20   37   7  4   6   19   3  2   8  53                          67   5   1   1   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 23 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   107| .000  .262| .000  .333| .000  .430| .000  .763|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2002 24 TBD AL   69   54    5   2.5   103| .200  .261| .224  .328| .323  .420| .547  .747|  45  .220  -5.6  -0.5 100%
 2003 25 TBD AL    4    3    0   0.0   102| .250  .262| .250  .327| .250  .419| .500  .746|  36  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 2004 26 DET AL  169  125   19   4.1   105| .239  .265| .280  .332| .432  .425| .712  .756|  86  .391  -4.0  -0.4  33%
 2005 27 DET AL   63   52    3   1.5   103| .190  .266| .203  .328| .276  .422| .479  .750|  27  .107  -6.4  -0.6  66%
 2006 28 COL NL  108   74   14   5.1   121| .263  .283| .324  .355| .424  .459| .748  .814|  84  .497  -3.2  -0.3 100%
 2007 29 TOT     149  116   12   2.8   109| .199  .273| .235  .341| .376  .428| .611  .769|  57  .249 -10.2  -0.9   0%
         TOT AL  145  113   12   2.8   109| .197  .273| .234  .341| .380  .427| .614  .768|  58  .257  -9.7  -0.9   0%
         TOR AL   56   41    4   2.6   107| .212  .271| .268  .338| .269  .424| .537  .762|  43  .229  -4.6  -0.4   0%
         ARI NL    4    3    0   0.0   116| .250  .280| .250  .350| .250  .447| .500  .797|  27  .000  -0.5   0.0   0%
         KCR AL   89   72    8   3.0   110| .188  .275| .213  .342| .447  .429| .660  .772|  66  .275  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 2008 30 KCR AL   28   23    1   1.2   103| .214  .264| .214  .332| .286  .415| .500  .747|  33  .065  -2.7  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       591  448   54   3.2   108| .221  .270| .259  .338| .377  .430| .636  .768|  64  .303 -32.6  -3.0  69%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 23 CHC NL SS 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 3.90 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 2002 24 TBD AL 3B 12 7 18 1 3 .962 .951 2.08 2.40 2.68 2.68 9 84.0 SS 9 15 17 5 4 .865 .976 3.56 4.16 4.43 4.56 7 65.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 DH 1 2003 25 TBD AL 3B 1 0 2 2 1 .500 .952 2.00 2.40 2.25 2.70 1 8.0 2004 26 DET AL 2B 34 68 87 2 21 .987 .982 4.56 4.35 5.47 4.95 30 255.0 SS 20 16 35 1 5 .981 .971 2.55 4.12 4.59 4.56 8 100.0 3B 5 5 5 2 2 .833 .952 2.00 2.34 4.35 2.65 2 20.7 DH 2 2005 27 DET AL SS 15 14 27 0 6 1.000 .972 2.73 4.17 5.89 4.59 5 62.7 2B 6 8 16 1 4 .960 .984 4.00 4.48 4.24 4.96 6 51.0 3B 3 5 6 0 2 1.000 .957 3.67 2.50 5.82 2.75 1 17.0 1B 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 11.00 8.10 12.38 9.56 0 8.0 DH 1 2006 28 COL NL 2B 18 32 46 2 12 .975 .982 4.33 4.37 6.07 5.05 12 115.7 1B 6 34 3 0 1 1.000 .995 6.17 8.05 7.74 9.42 5 43.0 3B 3 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.37 3.00 2.70 2 18.0 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.00 2.43 4.38 0 3.7 2007 29 TOT SS 24 23 47 4 8 .946 .970 2.92 3.97 4.53 4.47 16 139.0 TOT AL SS 23 23 45 4 8 .944 .970 2.96 3.97 4.64 4.47 15 132.0 TOT AL 3B 19 13 30 1 5 .977 .958 2.26 2.34 3.35 2.63 10 115.6 TOR AL 3B 15 12 28 0 5 1.000 .957 2.67 2.34 3.55 2.63 9 101.3 SS 3 1 6 1 2 .875 .972 2.33 3.97 5.25 4.50 1 12.0 ARI NL SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.00 2.57 4.50 1 7.0 KCR AL SS 20 22 39 3 6 .953 .970 3.05 3.97 4.58 4.47 14 120.0 2B 7 9 9 1 5 .947 .984 2.57 4.54 3.95 4.98 4 41.0 3B 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 2.35 1.89 2.64 1 14.3 1B 3 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 4.00 7.93 9.56 9.40 1 11.3 2008 30 KCR AL 2B 9 5 16 0 2 1.000 .986 2.33 4.51 4.61 5.00 3 41.0 3B 5 5 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.20 2.38 2.84 2.75 1 19.0 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.00 9.00 9.45 0 2.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2005 27 DET AL 1B 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 11.00 8.10 12.38 9.56 0 8.0 2006 28 COL NL 1B 6 34 3 0 1 1.000 .995 6.17 8.05 7.74 9.42 5 43.0 2007 29 KCR AL 1B 3 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 4.00 7.93 9.56 9.40 1 11.3 2008 30 KCR AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.00 9.00 9.45 0 2.0 2002 24 TBD AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 2004 26 DET AL 2B 34 68 87 2 21 .987 .982 4.56 4.35 5.47 4.95 30 255.0 2005 27 DET AL 2B 6 8 16 1 4 .960 .984 4.00 4.48 4.24 4.96 6 51.0 2006 28 COL NL 2B 18 32 46 2 12 .975 .982 4.33 4.37 6.07 5.05 12 115.7 2007 29 KCR AL 2B 7 9 9 1 5 .947 .984 2.57 4.54 3.95 4.98 4 41.0 2008 30 KCR AL 2B 9 5 16 0 2 1.000 .986 2.33 4.51 4.61 5.00 3 41.0 2002 24 TBD AL 3B 12 7 18 1 3 .962 .951 2.08 2.40 2.68 2.68 9 84.0 2003 25 TBD AL 3B 1 0 2 2 1 .500 .952 2.00 2.40 2.25 2.70 1 8.0 2004 26 DET AL 3B 5 5 5 2 2 .833 .952 2.00 2.34 4.35 2.65 2 20.7 2005 27 DET AL 3B 3 5 6 0 2 1.000 .957 3.67 2.50 5.82 2.75 1 17.0 2006 28 COL NL 3B 3 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.37 3.00 2.70 2 18.0 2007 29 TOT AL 3B 19 13 30 1 5 .977 .958 2.26 2.34 3.35 2.63 10 115.6 TOR AL 3B 15 12 28 0 5 1.000 .957 2.67 2.34 3.55 2.63 9 101.3 KCR AL 3B 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 2.35 1.89 2.64 1 14.3 2008 30 KCR AL 3B 5 5 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.20 2.38 2.84 2.75 1 19.0 2002 24 TBD AL DH 1 2004 26 DET AL DH 2 2005 27 DET AL DH 1 2008 30 KCR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2001 23 CHC NL SS 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 3.90 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 2002 24 TBD AL SS 9 15 17 5 4 .865 .976 3.56 4.16 4.43 4.56 7 65.0 2004 26 DET AL SS 20 16 35 1 5 .981 .971 2.55 4.12 4.59 4.56 8 100.0 2005 27 DET AL SS 15 14 27 0 6 1.000 .972 2.73 4.17 5.89 4.59 5 62.7 2006 28 COL NL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.00 2.43 4.38 0 3.7 2007 29 TOT SS 24 23 47 4 8 .946 .970 2.92 3.97 4.53 4.47 16 139.0 TOT AL SS 23 23 45 4 8 .944 .970 2.96 3.97 4.64 4.47 15 132.0 TOR AL SS 3 1 6 1 2 .875 .972 2.33 3.97 5.25 4.50 1 12.0 ARI NL SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.00 2.57 4.50 1 7.0 KCR AL SS 20 22 39 3 6 .953 .970 3.05 3.97 4.58 4.47 14 120.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 75 122 174 6 44 .980 .983 3.95 4.40 5.28 4.98 55 504.7 SS* 70 70 127 10 23 .952 .971 2.81 4.08 4.78 4.53 36 371.3 3B* 48 37 66 6 13 .945 .955 2.15 2.37 3.28 2.67 26 282.3 1B* 11 58 4 0 2 1.000 .994 5.64 8.02 8.68 9.43 6 64.3 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 204 287 371 22 82 .968 .976 3.23 4.01 4.84 4.54 123 1223
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Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 42nd round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 25, 1997.

August 6, 2001: Sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete an earlier deal made on July 27, 2001. The Chicago Cubs sent a player to be named later and Manuel Aybar to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Fred McGriff. The Chicago Cubs sent Jason Smith (August 6, 2001) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

October 16, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 3, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 1, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 6, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 12, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 7, 2006: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Chicago Cubs in the 2006 rule 5 draft.

May 16, 2007: Selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Toronto Blue Jays.

July 11, 2007: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Arizona Diamondbacks.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Tampa Bay Devil Rays$200,000
2005Detroit Tigers$325,000
2006Colorado Rockies$335,000
2007Toronto Blue Jays$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,360,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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