How Jimmy Smith's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Smith posted a career Batting Average of .193, well below the league average of .258 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batting Average season came in 1908, posting .375. The lowest point came in 1905 at .000. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .192 in 1906 to .375 in 1908 and .000 in 1909. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batting Average profile — ranging from .000 to .375 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jimmy Smith Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Career0.193102880.193
Season Avg.0.1931714.670.193
162 Game Avg.0.193660.96570.240.193
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Jimmy Smith Batting Average Per Season

Jimmy Smith's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Western League (Independent), Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jimmy Smith Batting Average per season line chart

Jimmy Smith Batting Average by Team

Jimmy Smith's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Smith career Batting Average by team bar chart

Jimmy Smith Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jimmy Smith's career Batting Average 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.
Jimmy Smith Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Jimmy Smith Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jimmy Smith's seasonal Batting Average 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.
Jimmy Smith Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jimmy Smith Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jimmy Smith's MLB career with Batting Average 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.
Jimmy Smith Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table