How Mike Smithson's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Mike Smithson totaled 86 career Losses, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1982, posting 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 7.5 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 14, well above the starting pitcher average of 7.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 7 in 1987 to 6 in 1988 and 14 in 1989, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 4 to 14 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Smithson Lifetime Losses

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Mike Smithson Losses Per Season

Mike Smithson's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Mike Smithson Losses by Team

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

Mike Smithson Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Smithson's career Losses, 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 Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Smithson Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Smithson's seasonal Losses 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 Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Smithson Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Smithson's MLB career with Losses 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 Losses season-by-season breakdown table