How Billy Smith's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players
Billy Smith posted a career Range Factor of 3.99, well above the league average of 3.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 1977, posting 4.88, well above the league average of 3.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1976 at .500, well below the league average of 3.34 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.2 in 1978 to 3.81 in 1979 and 2.83 in 1981. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .500 to 4.88 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Billy Smith Lifetime Range Factor
Stats similar to Range Factor for Billy Smith
| Billy Smith
Range Factor |
|---|
| Career | 3.986 |
| Season Avg. | 3.986 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.986 |
| More Info | See More |
Billy Smith Range Factor Per Season
Billy Smith's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Billy Smith Range Factor by Team
Billy Smith's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy Smith Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Billy Smith's career Range Factor 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.
Billy Smith Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Billy Smith's seasonal Range Factor 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.
Billy Smith Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Billy Smith's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
