Smallwood was 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighed 190 pounds.

The following season, he joined the South Atlantic League's Savannah Colts and compiled a win–loss record of 17–6.

[4] Smallwood rebounded in 1917, going 21–15, and he made his major league debut in September with the New York Yankees.

He finished his playing career with the Western League's Pueblo Braves, which he also managed, in 1931.

[2] Smallwood won 192 games and lost 201 during his 17-season career in professional baseball.