How Elmer Smith's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players
Elmer Smith posted a career Range Factor of 2.06, well below the league average of 3.19 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1896, posting 2.59, well below the league average of 4.11 that year. The lowest point came in 1886 at .400, well below the league average of 4.96 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.19 in 1899 to 1.52 in 1900 and 1.38 in 1901. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .400 to 2.59 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Elmer Smith Lifetime Range Factor
Stats similar to Range Factor for Elmer Smith
| Elmer Smith
Range Factor |
|---|
| Career | 2.058 |
| Season Avg. | 2.058 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.058 |
| More Info | See More |
Elmer Smith Range Factor Per Season
Elmer Smith's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Elmer Smith Range Factor by Team
Elmer Smith's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Elmer Smith Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Elmer 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.
Elmer Smith Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Elmer 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.
Elmer Smith Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Elmer 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.
