How Dave Smith's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Dave Smith totaled 432 career Games Finished, well above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1986, posting 51, well above the relief pitcher average of 16.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 4, well below the relief pitcher average of 15.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 42 in 1990 to 28 in 1991 and 4 in 1992, 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 4 to 51 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dave Smith Lifetime Games Finished

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Dave Smith
Games Finished
Career432
Season Avg.33.23
162 Game Avg.114.92
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Dave Smith Games Finished Per Season

Dave 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Smith Games Finished per season line chart

Dave Smith Games Finished by Team

Dave Smith's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Smith career Games Finished by team bar chart

Dave Smith Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Dave 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.
Dave Smith Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Smith Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave 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.
Dave Smith Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Smith Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave 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.
Dave Smith Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table