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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joel Smith | Retired (2008, Age 37) | Died (2042, Age 71) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 28 (1993) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Don Newcombe League | 0 | 9 years (141 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 3/15/1971 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1994 | C | KC | 14 | 8 | 71.0 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 7.23 | .983 |
| 1995 | C | KC | 111 | 110 | 818.66 | 698 | 650 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 38.7% | -3 | 7.67 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | C | KC | 36 | 27 | 234.33 | 223 | 208 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 39.3% | 0 | 8.56 | 1.000 |
| 1997 | C | KC | 45 | 36 | 333.66 | 296 | 275 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 45.0% | +1 | 7.98 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | C | KC | 27 | 26 | 220.66 | 199 | 189 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 28.0% | 0 | 8.08 | .995 |
| 2002 | C | KC-CHN | 13 | 13 | 113.0 | 101 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | 0 | 8.04 | 1.000 |
| 1B | KC-CHN | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8.04 | 1.000 | |||||
| 2003 | C | CHN | 16 | 16 | 148.0 | 127 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 42.9% | 0 | 7.72 | 1.000 |
| 1B | CHN | 7 | 7 | 66.33 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 9.36 | 1.000 | |||||
| 2004 | C | CHN | 130 | 130 | 1174.0 | 988 | 941 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 38 | 34.2% | 0 | 7.54 | .995 |
| 2005 | C | CHN | 130 | 130 | 1157.33 | 944 | 899 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 35 | 34.7% | 0 | 7.33 | .999 |
| 2006 | C | CHN | 130 | 130 | 1137.66 | 918 | 877 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 34 | 30.1% | 0 | 7.25 | .999 |
| 2007 | C | CHN | 118 | 118 | 1027.33 | 787 | 742 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 34 | 33.0% | -1 | 6.87 | .996 |
| 2008 | C | BOS | 41 | 37 | 322.66 | 287 | 262 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 46.2% | 0 | 7.98 | .997 |
| Pos Total | C | 811 | 781 | 6758.29 | 5626 | 5323 | 290 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 440 | 241 | 35.4% | -3 | 7.47 | .998 | |
| 1B | 12 | 12 | 113.33 | 111 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 8.81 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Total | 823 | 793 | 6871.62 | 5737 | 5429 | 295 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 440 | 241 | 35.4% | -6 | 7.50 | .998 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2008-11-01 | Joel Smith has retired from the Boston Knights |
| 2008-08-04 | The Boston Knights have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. The Boston Knights have designated Fred Lovelace for assignment. |
| 2008-08-04 | The Boston Knights have acquired Joel Smith from the waiver wire. |
| 2008-04-08 | The Chicago Cubs have waived Joel Smith. |
| 2008-04-01 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Doc Kamieniecki to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Joel Smith for assignment. |
| 2007-04-23 | Joel Smith of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 2003-07-15 | Joel Smith of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 2002-05-29 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Eggmen and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Joel Smith from the Kansas City Eggmen in exchange for Les Dixon. |
| 2002-05-22 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. |
| 2000-08-16 | The Kansas City Eggmen have placed Joel Smith on the trade block. |
| 1998-09-22 | The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Joel Smith to the minors. |
| 1998-09-10 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Don Muench to the minors. |
| 1998-09-09 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Bobby Kelly to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Joel Smith to the minors. |
| 1998-09-06 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Earl Menosky to the minors. |
| 1998-09-05 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Earl Menosky to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Joel Smith to the minors. |
| 1998-08-26 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Bobby Kelly to the minors. |
| 1998-07-17 | The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Joel Smith to the minors. |
| 1997-04-01 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. |
| 1997-04-01 | The Kansas City Eggmen have demoted Joel Smith to the minor leagues. |
| 1995-06-09 | Joel Smith of the Kansas City Eggmen is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1995-03-25 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. |
| 1994-07-23 | The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Joel Smith to the minors. |
| 1994-06-23 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have designated Robert Thomasson for assignment. |
| 1994-06-04 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Clayton Ferguson to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Rocky Kahn to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Joel Smith to the minors. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Roy Hansen to the minors. |
| 1994-06-03 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Clayton Ferguson to the minors. |
| 1994-05-09 | The Kansas City Eggmen have sent Joel Smith to the minors. |
| 1994-05-03 | The Kansas City Eggmen have promoted Joel Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Eggmen have designated Robert Thomasson for assignment. |
| 1993-04-02 | The Kansas City Eggmen have renamed Riggs Locker to Joel Smith. |