P James 'Hotwire' Smith #7
Atlantic City Aces PUB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/21/1972
BNN Index | PUB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JAMES 'HOTWIRE' SMITH #7 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
1 0 0-0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 1 3 1.00 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 97 93 100 97
Movement 64 61 66 64
Control 49 48 49 49
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 78 79
Slider 80 80
Curveball 76 76
Changeup 60 60
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 99-101 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 59
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 12
Sacrifice Bunt: 51
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/05/1972 RED Loss, 1-3 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
08/31/1972 BOB Loss, 0-6 X 9.0 9 6 6 4 8 Loss
08/25/1972 FRE Win, 11-8 X 6.1 4 3 3 3 4
08/19/1972 CHA Win, 7-4 X 6.1 2 1 1 3 7 Win
08/13/1972 @ SUN Loss, 2-3 X 6.2 4 0 0 4 8
08/08/1972 MIL Loss, 3-5 X 6.1 3 3 3 10 11
08/02/1972 HAM Loss, 0-4 X 5.0 6 4 4 0 10 Loss
07/26/1972 @ BOB Win, 9-2 X 5.1 5 2 2 1 3 Win
07/20/1972 @ FRE Win, 6-3 X 6.0 2 3 3 2 3 Win
07/13/1972 @ CHA Win, 6-2 X 3.2 5 2 2 2 3
PERSONALITY
You won't find him in the middle of the clubhouse card games, but he won't cause any problems, either.
Birthday:02/11/1945
Born in:Waltham, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,900
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 61 Days
Service This Yr:16 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 171 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 14th Pick in Round 1
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 9.00 4.50 13.50 4.50 1.75 1.00 45 0.1 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500      
vs. RHB 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333      
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3  
Spring Training 5 5 1 2 0 4.71 21.0 19 11 11 4 9 21  
Last Year 14 8 2 5 1 4.31 54.1 62 30 26 14 19 52  
2 Years Ago 31 31 12 5 0 3.48 188.2 174 77 73 16 60 172  
Career 74 55 20 13 7 3.27 374.1 331 148 136 37 128 355  
Home 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3  
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 19 4 6 1 4.29 123.2 101 59 59 22 56 125 1 5.3 0 9 47.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 7 5 12.44 7.35 9.10 4.08 5.18 1.27 107 1.0 .251        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 215 42 6 0 10 28 28 63 2 2 4 .195 .297 .363 .660      
vs. RHB 244 59 10 3 12 31 28 62 1 4 10 .242 .343 .455 .798      
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 1 1 0 4.00 18.0 13 8 8 3 9 18  
May 5 4 0 2 0 5.11 24.2 20 14 14 5 11 19  
June 8 2 0 0 1 3.00 21.0 19 7 7 4 6 27  
July 4 4 2 1 0 5.75 20.1 21 13 13 6 6 13  
August 6 6 1 2 0 3.86 39.2 28 17 17 4 24 48  
Last Year 10 10 5 3 0 4.44 71.0 64 35 35 9 38 65  
Career 99 92 36 29 1 4.07 610.2 534 288 276 72 311 604  
Home 15 12 1 4 1 4.35 80.2 65 39 39 15 35 86  
Road 11 7 3 2 0 4.19 43.0 36 20 20 7 21 39  
Grass 26 19 4 6 1 4.29 123.2 101 59 59 22 56 125  
Day 7 5 1 2 0 3.03 32.2 23 11 11 5 15 32  
Night 19 14 3 4 1 4.75 91.0 78 48 48 17 41 93  
As Starter 19 19 4 5 0 4.14 113.0 88 52 52 19 50 111  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 0 1 1 5.91 10.2 13 7 7 3 6 14  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1969 Atlantic City - PUB 24 28 16 6 3 6 2.57 129.1 94 41 37 7 48 128 2 1 1.10 .264 2.90 2.6 136
1970 Atlantic City - PUB 25 31 31 12 5 0 3.48 188.2 174 77 73 16 60 172 1 1 1.24 .304 3.57 2.5 103
1971 Atlantic City - PUB 26 14 8 2 5 1 4.31 54.1 62 30 26 14 19 52 0 0 1.49 .338 5.83 -0.9 83
1972 Atlantic City - PUB 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .333 1.75 0.1 999
Total PUB 74 55 20 13 7 3.27 374.1 331 148 136 37 128 355 3 2 1.23 .296 3.65 4.3 109
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Boiling Springs College - COL 19 11 11 6 3 0 2.07 74.0 43 20 17 6 35 106 0 0 1.05 .257 3.51 2.1 231
1965 Boiling Springs College - COL 20 11 11 4 1 0 3.96 61.1 51 29 27 8 41 93 0 0 1.50 .341 4.36 1.1 121
1965 Gray Summit - RL 20 2 2 1 1 0 5.56 11.1 9 7 7 2 5 17 0 0 1.24 .318 4.30 0.1 71
1965 Cape May - A 20 10 10 4 1 0 2.38 72.0 43 19 19 8 24 102 1 0 0.93 .241 3.56 2.2 210
1966 Cape May - A 21 16 16 4 5 0 3.16 108.1 88 41 38 2 47 137 2 1 1.25 .340 2.38 4.7 148
1966 Ocean City - AA 21 14 14 4 4 0 2.84 82.1 64 33 26 8 33 92 0 0 1.18 .277 3.55 2.4 170
1967 Ocean City - AA 22 4 4 0 2 0 5.87 23.0 23 15 15 4 7 28 0 0 1.30 .333 4.22 0.5 83
1967 Allentown - AAA 22 27 27 13 9 0 3.56 184.2 157 81 73 17 99 175 1 1 1.39 .294 4.30 3.6 135
1968 Allentown - AAA 23 26 26 9 9 0 4.31 167.0 154 83 80 18 90 167 1 0 1.46 .305 4.27 3.1 109
1969 Allentown - AAA 24 10 10 5 2 0 4.06 64.1 58 30 29 6 28 72 0 0 1.34 .313 4.04 1.8 130
1971 Allentown - AAA 26 10 10 5 3 0 4.44 71.0 64 35 35 9 38 65 1 0 1.44 .285 4.88 0.9 109
1972 Allentown - AAA 27 26 19 4 6 1 4.29 123.2 101 59 59 22 56 125 1 0 1.27 .251 5.18 1.0 112
Total PUBAAA 99 92 36 29 1 4.07 610.2 534 288 276 72 311 604 4 1 1.38 .289 4.51 118.8
Total PUBAA 18 18 4 6 0 3.50 105.1 87 48 41 12 40 120 0 0 1.21 .290 3.70 138.4
Total PUBA 26 26 8 6 0 2.84 180.1 131 60 57 10 71 239 3 1 1.12 .304 2.85 167.5
Total PUBCOL 22 22 10 4 0 2.93 135.1 94 49 44 14 76 199 0 0 1.26 .296 3.90 164.0
Total PUBRL 2 2 1 1 0 5.56 11.1 9 7 7 2 5 17 0 0 1.24 .318 4.30 70.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1969 Atlantic City - PUB 24 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 4.0 10 6 6 2 2 3 0 0 3.00 .500 9.58 -0.2 26
Total PUB 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 4.0 10 6 6 2 2 3 0 0 3.00 .500 9.58 26.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Atlantic City - MLB P 28 16 5 11 1 17 1 .941 129.1 1.11 +1.8 1.357
1970 Atlantic City - MLB P 31 31 12 17 1 32 3 .906 188.2 1.38 -0.3 1.092
1971 Atlantic City - MLB P 14 8 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 54.1 0.99 +0.2 .972
1972 Atlantic City - MLB P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .976
1972 Allentown - AAA P 26 19 4 9 1 14 1 .929 123.2 0.95 -2.2 1.002
TOTAL P 100 74 21 44 4 70 5 .929 498.0 1.17 -0.5 1.116
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1963 Joined the Boiling Springs College Continentals.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (77); Movement: 47 (57); Control: 59 (59).
04/24/1964 Was selected to the 1964 PUB College All-Star Game.
06/18/1964 Wins the 1964 PUBCOL SL1 Outstanding Pitcher Award.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (82); Movement: 50 (58); Control: 59 (59).
04/24/1965 Was selected to the 1965 PUB College All-Star Game.
05/10/1965 Injured on 05/09/1965, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will not miss additional time.
06/01/1965 Released by the Boiling Springs College Continentals.
06/01/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Atlantic City Aces.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (93); Movement: 56 (61); Control: 46 (46).
05/30/1966 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/20/1966 Was selected to the 1966 PUB Double A All-Star Game.
07/22/1966 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Sarasota Machomen with 18 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/12/1966 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/31/1966 Named the #94 prospect in the PUB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (93); Movement: 59 (61); Control: 46 (46).
04/03/1967 Named the #63 prospect in the PUB
06/20/1967 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/30/1967 Named the #69 prospect in the PUB
07/25/1967 Strikes out 16 against the Charlotte Webs.
08/30/1967 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charlotte Webs with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/18/1967 Wins the 1967 PUB Triple A AAA Championship with the Allentown Admirals!
10/25/1967 Named the #61 prospect in the PUB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 87 (97); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 49 (49).
04/01/1968 Named the #57 prospect in the PUB
06/14/1968 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
10/26/1968 Named the #55 prospect in the PUB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (97); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 54 (54).
04/07/1969 Named the #65 prospect in the PUB
07/04/1969 Named the #52 prospect in the PUB
09/30/1969 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the California Seals with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/26/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 90 (96); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 57 (57).
06/13/1970 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/24/1970 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chi-town Coalition with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/25/1970 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/26/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 93 (93); Movement: 77 (77); Control: 60 (60).
11/24/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 88 (88); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 46 (47).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year Win. % Rank
1970 .706 3
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