How Al Smith's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players
Al Smith totaled 96 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1938, posting 21, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1939 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 2 in 1943 to 2 in 1944 and 1 in 1945, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 1 to 21 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Al Smith Lifetime Games Finished
Stats similar to Games Finished for Al Smith
| Al Smith
Games Finished |
|---|
| Career | 96 |
| Season Avg. | 8 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 43.69 |
| More Info | See More |
Al Smith Games Finished Per Season
Al Smith's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Smith Games Finished by Team
Al Smith's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Smith Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression
A running total of Al Smith's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Al Smith Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Al Smith's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Al Smith Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Al Smith's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
