Player Report for #47 Rafael Smith

04/26/1981

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P Rafael Smith #47

Age: 34

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	7	7	7	7
Movement	12	11	12	12
Control	8	8	9	8

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	11	11
Curveball	5	5
Changeup	6	7

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	90-92 Mph
Stamina	13
Suggested Role	BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage	52 %
Hold Runners	12
Defense	20

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	2
Stealing Ability:	9
Baserunning Inst.:	10
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	5

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

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

Rafael Smith
Birthday:	12/23/1932
Born in:	Fresno (California)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 4"
Weight:	227 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	2 Years, 158 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	3 Years, 54 Days
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1955, 4th Pick in Round 1

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+
1955 New York - ABA	22	12	0	2	1	0	3.10	20.1	19	7	7	3	14	5	0	0	1.62	.246	3.4	129
1956 New York - ABA	23	29	0	0	2	1	3.17	54.0	65	24	19	5	31	31	0	0	1.78	.324	7.8	127
1957 New York - ABA	24	52	6	5	3	1	3.16	139.2	126	60	49	10	59	51	1	0	1.32	.253	17.0	114
1958 New York - ABA	25	39	2	2	8	1	5.94	83.1	92	62	55	7	41	24	0	0	1.60	.285	-18.8	61
Total ABA		132	8	9	14	3	3.93	297.1	302	153	130	25	145	111	1	0	1.50	.275	9.4	103

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+
1954 Total - COL	21	20	20	9	5	0	3.13	132.1	129	50	46	8	32	118	0	0	1.22	.317	0.0	100
1955 Total - COL	22	19	19	9	4	0	3.15	125.2	123	46	44	8	30	113	0	0	1.22	.313	0.0	100
1956 Guelph - AAA	23	10	10	3	4	0	3.81	78.0	94	39	33	7	22	27	4	1	1.49	.312	11.9	99
1957 Guelph - AAA	24	6	6	3	3	0	2.82	51.0	50	18	16	4	16	19	4	0	1.29	.279	11.2	131
1958 Guelph - AAA	25	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	7	1	1	1	3	6	1	0	1.11	.222	3.8	369
1959 Laredo - AA	26	2	2	1	0	0	4.02	15.2	20	10	7	0	5	6	0	0	1.60	.351	1.7	97
1959 Guelph - AAA	26	26	26	11	10	0	4.90	185.2	190	119	101	29	81	69	2	1	1.46	.256	6.8	83
1960 Riverside - A	27	1	1	1	0	0	0.00	8.0	6	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.88	.214	3.9	999
1960 Hamilton - AAA	27	25	25	8	6	0	3.93	160.1	162	76	70	19	82	82	1	0	1.52	.280	16.4	96
1961 Brownsville - AA	28	13	13	7	4	0	2.72	92.2	73	28	28	4	38	53	2	1	1.20	.246	19.1	136
1961 Hamilton - AAA	28	16	16	5	7	0	4.18	112.0	116	61	52	14	54	55	2	1	1.52	.285	8.2	89
1962 Brownsville - AA	29	21	21	10	8	0	2.24	161.0	131	48	40	12	50	83	5	2	1.12	.236	44.7	169
1962 Hamilton - AAA	29	6	6	3	2	0	5.73	37.2	49	25	24	4	17	22	0	0	1.75	.352	-2.9	67
1963 Brownsville - AA	30	4	4	0	2	0	2.10	25.2	28	10	6	0	6	26	1	0	1.32	.359	6.6	168
1963 Hamilton - AAA	30	23	23	11	10	0	3.54	167.2	174	77	66	21	52	66	8	0	1.35	.273	19.1	96
1964 Timmins - AAA	31	22	22	13	7	0	2.76	172.2	149	65	53	14	47	93	7	2	1.14	.251	26.3	115
1965 Alice - AA	32	8	8	7	1	0	2.58	59.1	53	20	17	1	15	40	2	1	1.15	.284	12.5	139
1965 Edna - AA	32	12	12	6	5	0	3.07	96.2	75	37	33	12	16	54	4	0	0.94	.214	16.0	108
1965 Total - AA	32	20	20	13	6	0	2.88	156.0	128	57	50	13	31	94	6	1	1.02	.241	28.4	0
1965 Keswick - AAA	32	4	4	0	1	0	5.25	24.0	29	15	14	7	4	14	0	0	1.38	.286	-2.2	65
1965 Oshawa - AAA	32	2	2	0	1	0	4.91	14.2	18	9	8	0	3	5	0	0	1.43	.333	-1.0	69
1965 Total - AAA	32	6	6	0	2	0	5.12	38.2	47	24	22	7	7	19	0	0	1.40	.305	-3.2	0
1966 El Monte - A	33	3	2	0	1	0	4.80	15.0	13	8	8	2	3	7	0	0	1.07	.220	-0.9	68
1966 Hollywood - A	33	1	1	1	0	0	1.29	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0.71	.167	2.2	253
1966 Total - A	33	4	3	1	1	0	3.68	22.0	16	9	9	2	5	11	0	0	0.95	.206	1.3	0
1966 Victoria - AA	33	6	6	4	2	0	2.39	49.0	35	13	13	5	5	22	2	0	0.82	.208	11.1	135
1966 Brownsville - AA	33	16	16	8	7	0	2.60	117.2	102	42	34	11	15	60	6	1	0.99	.245	17.9	124
1966 Total - AA	33	22	22	12	9	0	2.54	166.2	137	55	47	16	20	82	8	1	0.94	.234	29.0	0
1966 Kitchener - AAA	33	3	3	0	3	0	3.15	20.0	23	10	7	1	5	11	1	0	1.40	.319	2.6	107
Total GHL		144	144	58	54	0	3.88	1032.2	1061	515	445	121	386	469	30	5	1.40	.277	100.2	98.5
Total STL		82	82	43	29	0	2.59	617.2	517	208	178	45	150	344	22	5	1.08	.247	129.5	138.6
Total SCL		5	4	2	1	0	2.70	30.0	22	10	9	2	6	13	0	0	0.93	.208	5.3	359.4

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1955 New York - ML	P	12	0	1	5	1	6	0	1.000	20.1	2.66	+0.0	1.006
1956 New York - ML	P	29	0	3	7	0	11	1	.909	54.0	1.67	-0.0	.990
1956 New York - ML	1B	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00	0.0	.000
1957 New York - ML	P	52	6	8	18	4	26	0	1.000	139.2	1.68	+0.5	1.064
1958 New York - ML	P	39	2	3	15	1	20	2	.900	83.1	1.94	-0.5	.950
1958 New York - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
06/15/1954	Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Boston Colonials, out of college (Fresno State).
08/14/1954	Failed to sign with the Boston Colonials organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 10 (12); Control: 8 (14).
06/15/1955	Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college (Fresno State).
07/31/1955	Signed with the New York Empires organization for a signing bonus of $74,500 and a 2-year major league contract worth a total of $149,000.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 11 (13); Control: 6 (10).
04/17/1956	Named the #23 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 8 (12).
07/06/1957	Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (11).
09/08/1958	Injured (hip flexor strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 9 (9).
04/28/1959	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brantford Bells with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/02/1959	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/12/1959	Was selected to the 1959 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04/09/1960	Released by the New York organization.
05/08/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04/08/1961	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kitchener Marshalls with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/13/1961	Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
07/01/1961	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Laredo Cowboys with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1961	Wins the STL RGL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
05/01/1962	Wins the STL RGL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/06/1962	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the McAllen Royals with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/09/1962	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Frankfort Bohemians with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
10/08/1963	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
05/20/1964	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the The Bronx Ironmen organization.
07/27/1964	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Millet Bluesmen with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1964	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Keswick Ice Fishers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1964	Wins the GHL MCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/03/1964	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
10/13/1964	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
04/16/1965	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization.
07/02/1965	Released by the Boston organization.
07/02/1965	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Rebels organization.
08/01/1965	Wins the STL RGL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/02/1965	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Harlingen Herons with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/13/1965	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 8 (8).
04/09/1966	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
04/12/1966	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 4 days.
05/05/1966	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Freeport Hurricanes with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/02/1966	Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/02/1966	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
07/13/1966	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/13/1966	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
09/01/1966	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1957	52	3

Year	HLD	Rank
1956	2	4
1957	3	7

Year	WP	Rank
1957	6	9

Year	RA	Rank
1957	46	6

Year	GF	Rank
1957	27	9