Germany Smith

Germany Smith

1884–1898 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 175 lb · b. 1859 Pittsburgh, PA

Career 1,712 G · 1,597 H · 47 HR · 800 RBI · .243 AVG · 9.00 ERA · 1 SO · 1.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

12

10 best in baseball 2 league only

50 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1893 Best season

Spanning 1885–1894, peaking at 3 titles in 1893.

Team records #1 Altoona Mountain City career H #1 Altoona Mountain City 1884 AVG #1 Altoona Mountain City 1884 H #1 Altoona Mountain City 1884 OPS #2 Cleveland Blues 1884 HR #4 Altoona Mountain City career SO #4 Altoona Mountain City 1884 SO #5 Cleveland Blues career HR #5 Altoona Mountain City career IP #5 Altoona Mountain City 1884 IP

Led in Shortstop Assists for 4 straight seasons (1891–1894) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

382nd League titles 12
170th Best in baseball 10
374th Top-5 finishes 50

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

18th Shortstop Assists 6,166
20th Shortstop Range Factor 5.39
59th Shortstop Putouts 2,816
128th Shortstop Double Plays 588
144th Shortstop Fielding Percentage .902
185th Triples 95
269th Stolen Bases 235
474th Runs 907

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shortstop Assists	5	1st	4 yrs (1891–1894)	1885 455 1891 507 1892 561 1893 500 1894 513 1886 #3 1890 #2
Shortstop Range Factor	3	1st	3 yrs (1885–1887)	1885 5.70 1886 4.98 1887 AA 5.39 1888 #3 1891 #3 1892 #2 1894 #3
Shortstop Fielding Percentage	2	1st	—	1893 .934 1887 AA .886 1886 #3 1889 #2 1891 #3 1892 #2 1894 #3 1896 #2
Shortstop Double Plays	2	1st	2 yrs (1893–1894)	1893 67 1894 76 1890 #3
Shortstop Putouts	—	#2	—	1885 #2 1886 #3 1888 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1894	2	SS A 513 SS DP 76
1893	3	SS A 500 SS DP 67 SS FPCT .934
1892	1	SS A 561
1891	1	SS A 507
1887	2	SS FPCT .886 SS RF 5.39
1886	1	SS RF 4.98
1885	2	SS A 455 SS RF 5.70

Batting

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1884	CL2 +1	NL	97	399	40	108	22	5	4	26	3	45	0	.271	.276	.381	.657
1885	BR3	AA	108	419	63	108	17	11	4	62	10	0	0	.258	.275	.379	.655
1886	BR3	AA	105	426	66	105	17	6	2	45	19	0	22	.246	.279	.329	.607
1887	BR3	AA	103	435	79	128	19	16	4	72	13	18	26	.294	.316	.439	.755
1888	BR3	AA	103	402	47	86	10	7	3	61	22	39	27	.214	.255	.296	.551
1889	BR3	AA	121	446	89	103	22	3	3	53	40	42	35	.231	.296	.314	.610
1890	BRO	NL	129	481	76	92	6	5	1	47	42	23	24	.191	.260	.231	.491
1891	CIN	NL	138	512	50	103	11	5	3	53	38	32	16	.201	.258	.260	.517
1892	CIN	NL	139	506	58	123	13	6	8	63	42	52	19	.243	.301	.340	.641
1893	CIN	NL	130	500	63	118	18	6	4	56	38	20	14	.236	.293	.320	.613
1894	CIN	NL	129	492	73	130	34	6	3	79	41	28	15	.264	.323	.376	.699
1895	CIN	NL	127	503	75	151	23	6	4	74	34	24	13	.300	.345	.394	.738
1896	CIN	NL	120	456	65	131	21	9	3	71	28	22	22	.287	.330	.393	.722
1897	BRO	NL	112	428	47	86	17	3	0	29	14	23	1	.201	.233	.255	.488
1898	SLN	NL	51	157	16	25	2	1	1	9	24	22	1	.159	.275	.204	.479
Career	—	—	1,712	6,562	907	1,597	252	95	47	800	408	390	235	.243	.289	.332	.622

Pitching

1 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1884	ALT	UA	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	3	1	0	0	1	3.00
Career	—	—	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	3	1	0	0	1	3.00

Fielding

6 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1884	CL2	NL	SS	55	—	459.0	84	195	35	4	314	.889	5.07
			2B	42	—	390.0	111	136	34	23	281	.879	5.88
			P	1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1885	BR3	AA	SS	108	—	947.0	161	455	81	23	697	.884	5.70
1886	BR3	AA	SS	105	—	919.0	142	381	85	30	608	.860	4.98
			C	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
			OF	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1887	BR3	AA	SS	101	—	883.0	157	387	70	23	614	.886	5.39
			3B	2	—	16.0	4	2	2	0	8	.750	3.00
1888	BR3	AA	SS	103	—	941.0	155	352	94	29	601	.844	4.92
			2B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1889	BR3	AA	SS	120	—	1053.0	182	417	67	37	666	.899	4.99
			OF	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1890	BRO	NL	SS	129	—	1144.0	232	468	74	49	774	.904	5.43
1891	CIN	NL	SS	138	—	1218.0	240	507	75	40	822	.909	5.41
1892	CIN	NL	SS	139	—	1228.0	239	561	70	55	870	.920	5.76
1893	CIN	NL	SS	130	—	1165.0	250	500	53	67	803	.934	5.77
1894	CIN	NL	SS	129	—	1100.0	236	513	74	76	823	.910	5.81
1895	CIN	NL	SS	127	—	1107.0	251	457	59	58	767	.923	5.57
1896	CIN	NL	SS	120	—	1043.0	207	407	49	47	663	.926	5.12
1897	BRO	NL	SS	112	—	956.0	201	399	61	36	661	.908	5.36
1898	SLN	NL	SS	51	—	413.0	79	167	26	14	272	.904	4.82
Career	—	—	SS	1,667	—	14576.0	2,816	6,166	973	588	9,955	.902	5.39
	—	—	2B	43	—	392.0	111	136	34	23	281	.879	5.74
	—	—	3B	2	—	16.0	4	2	2	0	8	.750	3.00
	—	—	OF	2	—	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
	—	—	C	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
	—	—	P	1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00