How Lonnie Smith's Base Runs Compares to Similar Players

Lonnie Smith totaled 878 career Base Runs, well above the league average of 238.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Base Runs season came in 1989, posting 111, well above the league average of 24.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 1, well below the league average of 27.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Base Runs total went from 57 in 1991 to 25 in 1992 and 48 in 1993, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Base Runs profile — ranging from 1 to 111 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lonnie Smith Lifetime Base Runs

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Lonnie Smith Base Runs Per Season

Lonnie Smith's Base Runs 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.
Lonnie Smith Base Runs per season line chart

Lonnie Smith Base Runs by Team

Lonnie Smith's career Base Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lonnie Smith career Base Runs by team bar chart

Lonnie Smith Cumulative Base Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Lonnie Smith's career Base Runs, 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.
Lonnie Smith Base Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Lonnie Smith Base Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lonnie Smith's seasonal Base Runs 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.
Lonnie Smith Base Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lonnie Smith Base Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lonnie Smith's MLB career with Base Runs 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.
Lonnie Smith Base Runs season-by-season breakdown table