How Willie Smith's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players
Willie Smith totaled 365 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1965, posting 109, well above the league average of 45.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 2, well below the league average of 46.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 46 in 1969 to 32 in 1970 and 9 in 1971, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 2 to 109 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Willie Smith Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts as Fielder for Willie Smith
| Willie Smith
Starts as Fielder | Willie Smith
Games Started % |
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| Career | 365 | 79.18 |
| Season Avg. | 40.56 | 79.18 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 128.26 | 79.18 |
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Willie Smith Starts as Fielder Per Season
Willie Smith's Starts as Fielder 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.
Willie Smith Starts as Fielder by Team
Willie Smith's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Smith Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Smith'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.
Willie Smith Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Smith'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.
Willie Smith Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Smith'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.
