How Mike Smithson's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mike Smithson totaled 745 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1982, posting 26, well below the starting pitcher average of 65.7 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 134, well above the starting pitcher average of 60.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 76 in 1987 to 87 in 1988 and 84 in 1989, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 26 to 134 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Smithson Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Mike Smithson Runs Per Season

Mike Smithson's 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 Runs per season line chart

Mike Smithson Runs by Team

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

Mike Smithson Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Mike Smithson Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Mike Smithson Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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