How Al Smith's Power Finesse Ratio Compares to Similar Players

Al Smith posted a career Power Finesse Ratio of .706, well below the starting pitcher average of .912 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Power Finesse Ratio season came in 1938, posting 1.0, well above the starting pitcher average of .808 that year. The lowest point came in 1940 at .552, well below the starting pitcher average of .813 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .691 in 1943 to .622 in 1944 and .614 in 1945. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 12 seasons.

Al Smith Lifetime Power Finesse Ratio

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Al Smith Power Finesse Ratio Per Season

Al Smith's Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio per season line chart

Al Smith Power Finesse Ratio by Team

Al Smith's career Power Finesse Ratio totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Smith career Power Finesse Ratio by team bar chart

Al Smith Power Finesse Ratio Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Al Smith's career Power Finesse Ratio shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Al Smith Power Finesse Ratio year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Smith Power Finesse Ratio Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Smith's seasonal Power Finesse Ratio 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 Power Finesse Ratio distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Smith Power Finesse Ratio — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Smith's MLB career with Power Finesse Ratio 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.
Al Smith Power Finesse Ratio season-by-season breakdown table