Zane Smith
[edit] Biography
Born on December 28, 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin, Zane Smith (Zane William Smith) played for the Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 13 year career. Smith broke into the bigs on September 10, 1984 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 3.80 ERA in 147 innings pitched in 1985, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Zane Smith's best season was 1991, when he posted a 3.20 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 120 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2.25
| 16
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 16
| 1
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 42
| 18
| 9
| 10
| 3.80
| 85
| 70
| 62
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 147
| 135
| 4
| 80
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 38
| 32
| 8
| 16
| 4.05
| 139
| 109
| 92
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 204.2
| 209
| 8
| 105
| 6
| 8
| 5
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 36
| 36
| 15
| 10
| 4.09
| 130
| 130
| 110
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 242
| 245
| 19
| 91
| 6
| 5
| 5
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 23
| 22
| 5
| 10
| 4.30
| 59
| 72
| 67
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 140.1
| 159
| 8
| 44
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.50
| 35
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 48
| 39
| 2
| 19
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 17
| 17
| 1
| 12
| 4.45
| 58
| 65
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 102
| 5
| 33
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 48
| 17
| 1
| 13
| 3.49
| 93
| 76
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 147
| 141
| 7
| 52
| 7
| 4
| 3
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 11
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 1.30
| 50
| 20
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 76
| 55
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| 22
| 21
| 6
| 7
| 3.23
| 80
| 57
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 139.1
| 141
| 11
| 41
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 31
| 12
| 9
| 2.55
| 130
| 77
| 61
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 215.1
| 196
| 15
| 50
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 10
| 3.20
| 120
| 95
| 81
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 228
| 234
| 15
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 23
| 22
| 8
| 8
| 3.06
| 56
| 56
| 48
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 141
| 138
| 8
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 7
| 4.55
| 32
| 43
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 97
| 5
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| 25
| 24
| 10
| 8
| 3.27
| 57
| 67
| 57
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 157
| 162
| 18
| 34
| 7
| 2
| 0
|
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 21
| 8
| 8
| 5.61
| 47
| 78
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 110.2
| 144
| 7
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 16
| 16
| 4
| 6
| 5.08
| 47
| 53
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 83.1
| 104
| 7
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 336
| 270
| 92
| 107
| 3.63
| 964
| 855
| 729
| 35
| 16
| 3
| 1808.2
| 1836
| 115
| 560
| 54
| 28
| 30
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 24
| 21
| 8
| 8
| 5.61
| 47
| 78
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 110.2
| 144
| 7
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 360
| 291
| 100
| 115
| 3.74
| 1011
| 933
| 798
| 35
| 16
| 3
| 1919.1
| 1980
| 122
| 583
| 55
| 28
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| P
| 42
| 18
| 147
| 7
| 35
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 7
| 1
| .933
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| P
| 38
| 32
| 204.2
| 7
| 45
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 36
| 15
| 0
| .981
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| P
| 36
| 36
| 242
| 15
| 43
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 32
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| P
| 23
| 22
| 140.1
| 16
| 33
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| .980
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 48
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .938
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| P
| 17
| 17
| 99
| 4
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 6
| 4
| .939
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| P
| 48
| 17
| 147
| 7
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 7
| 4
| .939
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| P
| 11
| 10
| 76
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| P
| 22
| 21
| 139.1
| 4
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 2
| 0
| .912
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 31
| 215.1
| 10
| 35
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 27
| 4
| 1
| .938
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 228
| 12
| 39
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 8
| 0
| .944
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| P
| 23
| 22
| 141
| 6
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| P
| 14
| 14
| 83
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| P
| 25
| 24
| 157
| 8
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| P
| 24
| 21
| 110.2
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 3
| .958
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| P
| 16
| 16
| 83.1
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 2
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 360
| 291
| 1919.1
| 104
| 380
| 17
| 34
| 1
| 16
| 214
| 69
| 16
| .966
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .556
| .556
| .556
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 37
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .162
| .184
| .162
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 59
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .085
| .115
| .085
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 41
| 76
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .132
| .175
| .171
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 27
| 42
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .186
| .190
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MON
| N
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 21
| 28
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .179
| .179
| .179
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 53
| 32
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .188
| .188
| .219
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 11
| 28
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .172
| .214
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MON
| N
| 23
| 40
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .175
| .175
| .250
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 68
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .162
| .174
| .235
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 71
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 10
| .183
| .224
| .225
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 49
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .122
| .157
| .163
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .080
| .080
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 57
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .211
| .211
| .228
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 16
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .154
| .154
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 362
| 551
| 27
| 87
| 0
| 32
| .158
| .180
| .187
| 12
| 2
| 13
| 108
| 2
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 386
| 551
| 27
| 87
| 0
| 32
| .158
| .180
| .187
| 12
| 2
| 13
| 108
| 2
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Montreal Expos in exchange for Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey and Kevin Dean (July 2, 1989).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene and a player to be named later (August 8, 1990); Montreal Expos received Moises Alou (August 16, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 6, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (April 18, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1995).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (February 17, 1996).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 6, 1996).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories