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Joe Smith

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.

Statistically speaking Joe Smith belongs on this list. The versatile forward averaged 10.3 Points per Game over 247 NBA contests with slightly above average advanced metrics. He would essentially become an NBA journeyman playing for 12 teams, but it was with Minnesota where he was most famous, and dare we say most infamous.