How Mike Smithson's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mike Smithson totaled 168 career Home Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 62.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Home Runs season came in 1982, posting 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 12.3 that year. The highest point came in 1984 at 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 17 in 1987 to 25 in 1988 and 21 in 1989, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 5 to 35 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Smithson Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats

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Mike Smithson Home Runs Per Season

Mike Smithson's Home Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Smithson Home Runs per season line chart

Mike Smithson Home Runs by Team

Mike Smithson's career Home Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Smithson career Home Runs by team bar chart

Mike Smithson Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Smithson's career Home 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.
Mike Smithson Home Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Smithson Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Smithson's seasonal Home 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.
Mike Smithson Home Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Smithson Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Smithson's MLB career with Home 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.
Mike Smithson Home Runs season-by-season breakdown table