Jason Smith

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: July 24, 1977 in Meridian, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 42nd round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Demopolis HS (Demopolis, AL) and the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Meridian Community College (Meridian, MS).

High School: Demopolis HS (Demopolis, AL)

School: Meridian Community College (Meridian, MS)

Debut: June 17, 2001 (Age 23-328d, 17,903rd in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 21, 2009 (Age 31-301d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Full Name: Jason William Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

576

122

.212

RBI

OBP

.248

SLG

.361

OPS

.609

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1997	19	CHC-min	A-,A	60	250	238	29	65	5	3	0	14	10	2	12	55	.273	.308	.319	.627		76	1	0	0	0	0		WPT,RFD · NYPL,MIDW
1998	20	CHC-min	A	126	506	464	67	111	15	9	7	60	23	6	31	122	.239	.286	.356	.642		165	2	1	6	4	1		RFD · MIDW
1999	21	CHC-min	A+	39	158	142	22	37	5	2	5	26	9	3	12	29	.261	.329	.430	.759		61	2	3	0	1	3		DYT · FLOR
2000	22	CHC-min	AA	119	508	481	55	114	22	7	12	61	16	10	22	130	.237	.273	.387	.659		186	7	2	2	1	3		WTN · SOUL
2001	23	CHC-TBD-min	AAA	78	288	271	33	62	9	6	4	18	6	3	12	82	.229	.262	.351	.613		95	4	1	2	2	4		IWA,DHM · PCL,IL
2001	23	CHC	NL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H6
2002	24	TBD-min	AAA	54	220	206	29	57	11	2	4	28	5	1	10	44	.277	.312	.408	.720		84	2	1	2	1	1		DHM · IL
2002	24	TBD	AL	26	69	65	9	13	1	2	1	6	3	0	2	24	.200	.224	.323	.547	45	21	0	0	2	0	0	5/6H4D
2003	25	TBD-min	AAA	130	544	515	76	147	20	14	15	71	14	9	11	128	.285	.304	.466	.770		240	1	5	8	5	0		DHM · IL
2003	25	TBD	AL	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	/5
2004	26	DET-min	AAA	33	130	122	18	33	8	2	3	13	5	1	6	26	.270	.300	.443	.743		54	1	0	0	2	1		TOL · IL
2004	26	DET	AL	61	169	155	20	37	7	4	5	19	1	2	8	37	.239	.280	.432	.713	87	67	0	1	5	0	0	46H/5D
2005	27	DET-min	AAA	55	207	187	24	43	11	2	6	25	8	4	11	53	.230	.269	.406	.675		76	1	0	6	3	0		TOL · IL
2005	27	DET	AL	27	63	58	4	11	1	2	0	2	2	1	0	16	.190	.203	.276	.479	28	16	0	1	4	0	0	6/H453D
2006	28	COL-min	AAA	41	159	141	26	41	9	5	4	23	3	1	15	41	.291	.354	.511	.865		72	3	0	1	2	0		CSP · PCL
2006	28	COL	NL	49	108	99	9	26	1	0	5	13	3	0	7	29	.263	.324	.424	.748	84	42	1	2	0	0	1	H4/356
2007	29	ARI-min	AAA,A+	17	69	63	13	21	3	1	4	15	0	2	2	18	.333	.362	.603	.965		38	1	2	0	2	0		TUC,VIS · PCL,CALL
2007	29	TOT	MLB	69	149	141	16	28	3	2	6	18	0	0	6	53	.199	.235	.376	.611	58	53	2	1	0	1	0	H65/4D3
2007	29	TOT	AL	67	145	137	16	27	3	2	6	18	0	0	6	51	.197	.234	.380	.614	59	52	2	1	0	1	0	H65/4D3
2007	29	TOR	AL	27	56	52	7	11	1	1	0	4	0	0	3	22	.212	.268	.269	.537	43	14	0	1	0	0	0	5H/D6
2007	29	ARI	NL	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H6
2007	29	KCR	AL	40	89	85	9	16	2	1	6	14	0	0	3	29	.188	.213	.447	.661	69	38	2	0	0	1	0	6H/453D
2008	30	KCR-min	AAA	110	459	423	52	107	20	7	20	62	3	1	23	128	.253	.289	.475	.764		201	4	1	6	6	0		OMA · PCL
2008	30	KCR	AL	22	28	28	6	6	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	.214	.214	.286	.500	33	8	0	0	0	0	0	H/4D537
2009	31	HOU-min	AAA	83	285	262	32	52	6	2	6	28	11	2	13	83	.198	.242	.305	.547		80	0	3	4	3	1		RRK · PCL
2009	31	HOU	NL	21	27	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	1	1	0	H/456
9 Yrs				278	618	576	65	122	15	10	17	60	9	4	23	181	.212	.248	.361	.609	58	208	4	5	12	2	1
162 Game Avg.				162	360	336	38	71	9	6	10	35	5	2	13	105	.212	.248	.361	.609	58	121	2	3	7	1	1

KCR (2 yrs)				62	117	113	15	22	4	1	6	15	0	1	3	41	.195	.214	.407	.621	60	46	2	0	0	1	0
TBD (2 yrs)				27	73	69	9	14	1	2	1	6	3	0	2	24	.203	.225	.319	.544	45	22	0	0	2	0	0
DET (2 yrs)				88	232	213	24	48	8	6	5	21	3	3	8	53	.225	.260	.390	.650	71	83	0	2	9	0	0
ARI (1 yr)				2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	27	1	0	0	0	0	0
COL (1 yr)				49	108	99	9	26	1	0	5	13	3	0	7	29	.263	.324	.424	.748	84	42	1	2	0	0	1
CHC (1 yr)				2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				21	27	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	1	1	0
TOR (1 yr)				27	56	52	7	11	1	1	0	4	0	0	3	22	.212	.268	.269	.537	43	14	0	1	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				204	478	447	55	95	14	10	12	46	6	4	16	140	.213	.244	.369	.613	61	165	2	3	11	1	0
NL (4 yrs)				74	140	129	10	27	1	0	5	14	3	0	7	41	.209	.259	.333	.592	48	43	2	2	1	1	1

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