Player Report for #23 Ernie Smith

04/26/1981

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P Ernie Smith #23

ABA St. Louis Dredgers

Age: 25

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Good


	3-3, .500, 2.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
1	0	0-0	0	3.38	2.2	2	0	1	2	1.13

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	9	9	9	9
Movement	10	10	10	10
Control	9	8	9	9

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	9	9
Slider	5	5
Changeup	9	9
Forkball	10	10

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	89-90 Mph
Stamina	14
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	55 %
Hold Runners	15
Defense	8

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Inst.:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	12
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/24/1981	@ ATL	Loss, 7-9		2.2	2	1	1	1	2
04/12/1981	@ PIT	Loss, 1-6	X	4.0	2	3	3	2	0	Loss
04/07/1981	@ CIN	Loss, 6-7	X	4.0	6	5	5	2	1
03/30/1981	PHO	Win, 6-5	X	4.0	3	1	1	0	3
03/25/1981	PHI	Win, 11-6	X	4.0	6	5	5	3	1	Win

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	High

Ernie Smith
Birthday:	04/17/1956
Born in:	Geneva (Illinois)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	230 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$240,900
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	None, 110 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	None, 169 Days
Pro Service:	7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1974, 11th Pick in Round 7

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	1	1	10.13	6.75	6.75	3.38	2.82	1.13	0.3	.250
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
vs. RHB	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	2
April	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	2
Spring Training	4	4	1	1	0	7.88	16.0	17	14	14	4	7	5
Last Year	20	20	5	13	0	4.15	151.2	150	85	70	20	60	68
Career	21	20	5	13	0	4.14	154.1	152	86	71	20	61	70
Road	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	2
Grass	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	2
Night	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1980 St. Louis - ABA	24	20	20	5	13	0	4.15	151.2	150	85	70	20	60	68	5	0	1.38	.262	11.7	90
1981 St. Louis - ABA	25	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1.13	.250	0.3	103
Total ABA		21	20	5	13	0	4.14	154.1	152	86	71	20	61	70	5	0	1.38	.261	12.0	90

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1974 Total - HS	18	14	14	7	3	0	2.71	106.1	93	35	32	4	41	112	0	0	1.26	.285	0.0	100
1974 Hollywood - A	18	6	1	1	0	0	2.92	12.1	13	5	4	0	8	9	0	0	1.70	.371	2.1	118
1975 Hollywood - A	19	30	30	13	12	0	3.16	225.0	217	94	79	10	88	136	11	1	1.36	.292	28.4	105
1976 Hollywood - A	20	4	4	3	0	0	1.83	34.1	26	9	7	1	14	19	2	0	1.17	.240	10.0	196
1976 Brownsville - AA	20	27	27	8	15	0	4.09	200.1	212	106	91	15	68	126	5	1	1.40	.308	-0.6	80
1977 Hollywood - A	21	13	13	9	3	0	1.51	107.1	90	21	18	8	19	82	7	2	1.02	.272	38.2	246
1977 Brownsville - AA	21	3	3	2	0	0	1.82	24.2	25	8	5	3	3	18	0	0	1.14	.306	8.4	217
1977 Hamilton - AAA	21	16	16	7	7	0	3.22	117.1	107	45	42	12	31	86	4	0	1.18	.279	21.1	114
1978 Hamilton - AAA	22	33	33	17	8	0	2.99	243.2	210	95	81	16	56	159	8	4	1.09	.265	40.8	115
1979 Hamilton - AAA	23	30	30	14	11	0	3.40	209.0	230	102	79	29	52	130	8	1	1.35	.299	33.8	107
1980 Hamilton - AAA	24	12	12	7	3	0	2.77	94.1	95	38	29	8	22	66	2	0	1.24	.299	20.6	133
Total GHL		91	91	45	29	0	3.13	664.1	642	280	231	65	161	441	22	5	1.21	.284	116.3	115.0
Total STL		30	30	10	15	0	3.84	225.0	237	114	96	18	71	144	5	1	1.37	.308	7.8	95.3
Total SCL		53	48	26	15	0	2.56	379.0	346	129	108	19	129	246	20	3	1.25	.285	78.6	153.6

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1980 St. Louis - ML	P	20	20	6	24	1	31	1	.968	151.2	1.78	-0.6	.951
1981 St. Louis - ML	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.2	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
06/15/1974	Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 11, 133rd overall pick) by the St. Louis Dredgers, out of high school (Batavia; Batavia, IL).
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 2 (5).
04/29/1975	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Calabasas Hawks with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/26/1975	Won the 1975 Southern California League Southland Series with the Hollywood Stars!
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 3 (7).
05/12/1976	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Freeport Hurricanes with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (9).
04/29/1977	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Somerset Mustangs with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/12/1977	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pasadena Titans with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1977	Wins the SCL NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/17/1977	Injured (gout), out for 1 day.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (8).
06/17/1978	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Woodstock Shoguns with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/19/1978	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1978	Wins the GHL MKL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/17/1978	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Woodstock Shoguns with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/04/1978	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the St. Catherines Wildcats with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/21/1978	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Walnut Grove Steeds with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
04/25/1979	Injured (stomach virus), out for 3 days.
08/10/1979	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Walnut Grove Steeds with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
04/20/1981	Named the #100 prospect in the ABA

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	BABIP	Rank
1980	.262	7

Year	QSP	Rank
1980	.650	10