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Bobby Doerr League
5-1-2024
John Smith Catcher
Retired (1985, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .696 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 149 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 12-28-1950
HR 18 Drafted Round 3, Pick 35
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(16 games)
RBI 69
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR B 
Speed C+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B D- (8.7%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1977 OAK
69
59
9
15
2
1
1
4
6
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.696
.323
.373
.119
.254
1978 OAK
61
64
7
12
1
0
0
3
4
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.438
.235
.203
.016
.188
1979 OAK
86
132
13
32
8
1
4
10
12
 36 1 0
0
 0 1
.719
.310
.409
.167
.242
1981 SF
70
158
12
41
3
0
5
26
14
 31 0 0
0
 0 0
.693
.320
.373
.114
.259
1982 SF
46
146
18
41
5
0
8
23
12
 34 0 2
0
 0 1
.811
.331
.479
.199
.281
1984 SF
9
33
3
8
0
1
0
3
3
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.609
.306
.303
.061
.242
Total
341
592
62
149
19
3
18
69
51
 136 1 2
0
 0 2
.696
.311
.385
.133
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01John Smith has retired from the San Diego Chargers
1985-05-05The San Diego Chargers have acquired John Smith from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The San Francisco Giants have waived John Smith.
1984-09-02The San Francisco Giants have designated John Smith for assignment.
1984-07-17The San Francisco Giants have promoted John Smith to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have sent Chris Williams to the minors.
1983-03-25The San Francisco Giants have promoted James Hendricks to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Chris Williams to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Roddy Niles to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Harry Hamelin to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated John Smith for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Motofumi Yokota for assignment.
1981-06-16John Smith of the San Francisco Giants is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1981-03-25The San Francisco Giants have promoted Carlos Sevilla to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted John Smith to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Will DeVogt to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Motofumi Yokota to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Carl Cheney to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Kyle Cline for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated John Tipton for assignment.
1980-06-08The San Francisco Giants have acquired John Smith from the waiver wire.
1980-05-22The Oakland Oranges have waived John Smith.
1980-04-01The Oakland Oranges have promoted Randy Reece to the major league team. The Oakland Oranges have promoted Bert Ramsey to the major league team. The Oakland Oranges have designated John Smith for assignment. The Oakland Oranges have designated Brad Hardtke for assignment.
1977-04-01The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Smith to the major league team.