Joe Smith appeared in a whopping 866 Games in the Majors, all of which from the bullpen, with most in middle relief.
A 15-year veteran, Smith played for eight different teams, but his best success with Cleveland, the team he played six years for and had nearly half of his career bWAR (6.4 of 12.9) and had three consecutive seasons of a sub-3 ERA (2011-13). With that said, Smith’s best season was right after when he joined the Los Angeles Angels when he went 7-2 with 15 Saves and a 1.81 ERA.
Smith also pitched for New York (NL), Chicago (NL), Toronto, Houston, Seattle and Minnesota, with an overall record of 59 and 34, 30 Saves and 176 Games Finished.