Dwight Smith (John Dwight Smith) was born on November 8, 1963 in Tallahassee, Florida. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1989 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .324 with 9 home runs and 52 RBI. Smith played for the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Dwight Smith's best season was 1989, when he hit for a .324 average and knocked in 52 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1989
CHI
N
109
343
52
111
9
52
.324
.382
.493
19
6
31
51
2
4
9
0
4
1990
CHI
N
117
290
34
76
6
27
.262
.329
.376
15
0
28
46
2
0
11
2
7
1991
CHI
N
90
167
16
38
3
21
.228
.279
.347
7
2
11
32
1
1
2
2
2
1992
CHI
N
109
217
28
60
3
24
.276
.318
.392
10
3
13
40
1
0
9
0
1
1993
CHI
N
111
310
51
93
11
35
.300
.355
.494
17
5
25
51
3
1
8
1
3
1994
CAL
A
45
122
19
32
5
18
.262
.300
.443
5
1
7
20
0
0
2
0
1
1994
BAL
A
28
74
12
23
3
12
.311
.363
.486
2
1
5
17
1
0
0
1
2
1994
TOT
A
73
196
31
55
8
30
.281
.324
.459
7
2
12
37
1
0
2
1
3
1995
ATL
N
103
131
16
33
3
21
.252
.327
.412
8
2
13
35
2
0
0
1
2
1996
ATL
N
101
153
16
31
3
16
.203
.285
.294
5
0
17
42
1
0
1
1
2
Total
NL
740
1611
213
442
38
196
.274
.334
.418
81
18
138
297
12
6
40
7
21
Total
AL
73
196
31
55
8
30
.281
.324
.459
7
2
12
37
1
0
2
1
3
Total
813
1807
244
497
46
226
.275
.333
.422
88
20
150
334
13
6
42
8
24
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1989
CHI
N
RF
32
23
219.1
59
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1989
CHI
N
OF
102
86
764
188
7
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1989
CHI
N
LF
75
63
544.2
128
5
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1990
CHI
N
RF
22
13
140
33
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1990
CHI
N
OF
81
65
573.2
139
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1990
CHI
N
CF
3
0
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1990
CHI
N
LF
59
52
431.1
106
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1991
CHI
N
RF
28
19
183
43
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1991
CHI
N
CF
13
13
84
22
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.917
1991
CHI
N
OF
42
35
297
73
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.962
1991
CHI
N
LF
5
3
30
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1992
CHI
N
OF
63
42
397.1
93
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1992
CHI
N
LF
20
13
116.2
24
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.962
1992
CHI
N
CF
27
23
198
51
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1992
CHI
N
RF
22
6
82.2
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1993
CHI
N
RF
28
20
154.1
40
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1993
CHI
N
OF
89
76
618
163
5
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
.955
1993
CHI
N
LF
14
7
63.1
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.929
1993
CHI
N
CF
53
49
400.1
112
3
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
.950
1994
CAL
A
LF
31
27
229.1
51
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.914
1994
CAL
A
DH
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1994
CAL
A
OF
31
27
229.1
50
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.912
1994
BAL
A
LF
20
18
143
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.926
1994
BAL
A
RF
1
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1994
BAL
A
DH
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1994
BAL
A
OF
22
20
163
31
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.939
1994
BAL
A
CF
2
1
11
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1994
TOT
A
OF
53
47
392.1
81
2
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.922
1994
TOT
A
DH
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1994
TOT
A
LF
51
45
372.1
76
2
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.918
1995
ATL
N
RF
14
9
83.1
18
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.947
1995
ATL
N
LF
11
7
64.2
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.833
1995
ATL
N
OF
25
16
148
24
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.923
1996
ATL
N
RF
26
20
174
46
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.959
1996
ATL
N
LF
3
0
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1996
ATL
N
OF
29
20
184
49
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.962
Total
DH
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
RF
173
111
1045.2
257
9
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
.974
Total
LF
238
190
1633
360
12
15
4
0
0
0
0
0
.961
Total
CF
98
86
695.2
192
4
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
.956
Total
OF
484
387
3374.1
810
24
31
9
0
0
0
0
0
.964
Transactions[]
Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 17, 1984).
Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 4, 1984 - signed June 8, 1984).
Granted free agency (December 20, 1993).
Signed by California Angels (February 1, 1994).
Traded by California Angels to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later (June 14, 1994); California Angels received Bo Ortiz (July 14, 1994).