Big Bill Smith

William Turner Smith

Born: January 30, 1869 in Nashville, TN
Died: October 10, 1940 in Indianapolis, IN
(71 years old)

Bats:

Throws:

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 240

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• College: Fisk University (Nashville, TN)
• Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)
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Compared to Contemporary Catchers (Top 50)

Glossary

#	Players	Pos	Yrs	Career	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Regino García	C	13	1901-1915	15.5	14.7	-1.0	0.0	1.7
2	Gervasio González	C	18	1901-1919	14.9	17.2	-5.6	0.0	3.3
3	Bruce Petway	C	20	1906-1925	12.3	2.7	6.4	0.0	3.2
4	Francisco Morán	C	12	1899-1912	7.0	6.6	0.1	0.0	0.3
5	Clarence Williams	C	21	1886-1913	3.7	3.7	-0.8	0.0	0.9
6	Pete Booker	C	12	1905-1917	3.3	1.2	1.5	0.0	0.6
7	Chappie Johnson	C	18	1899-1922	2.1	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.7
8	Big Bill Smith	C	15	1898-1914	1.3	2.1	-0.9	0.0	0.2
9	Tinti Molina	C	12	1900-1917	1.0	-0.3	0.7	0.0	0.7
10	Gonzalo Sánchez	C	10	1903-1912	0.7	-1.0	0.7	-0.1	1.0
11	Rafael Figarola	C	16	1904-1923	0.4	-0.6	-1.3	1.0	1.3
12	Tom Washington	C	2	1905-1915	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
13	Andrew Campbell	C	5	1903-1910	0.2	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.1
14	Ossee Schrecongost	C	2	1902-1906	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	Manuel Masiñeira	C	4	1904-1906	0.0	-0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1
16	Gus James	C	7	1904-1912	0.0	0.6	-0.6	0.0	0.0
17	Gilliam	C	1	1906	0.0	-0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
18	Robert Footes	C	9	1896-1906	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.3
19	Edward Short	C	3	1906-1914	-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
20	William Washington	C	3	1906-1911	-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1
21	Sam Strothers	C	11	1906-1916	-0.3	-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.1
22	Juan Quiveiro	C	2	1905-1908	-0.8	-0.6	-0.3	0.0	0.1