How Mike Smithson's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Mike Smithson totaled 204 career Starts as Fielder, below the league average of 237.7 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1985, posting 37, near the league average of 41.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 8, well below the league average of 41.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 20 in 1987 to 18 in 1988 and 19 in 1989, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 8 to 37 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Mike Smithson Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Mike Smithson Starts as Fielder Per Season

Mike Smithson's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Mike Smithson Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Mike Smithson Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Smithson's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Smithson Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Smithson's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Smithson Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Smithson's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table