| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/2010 | League Two (England) | 7 | 386 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Enterprise National League (England) | 28 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/2012 | League Two (England) | 6 | 360 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Enterprise National League (England) | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/2013 | League One (England) | 6 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Enterprise National League (England) | 9 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/2014 | League One (England) | 20 | 1751 | 8 | 0 | 0.41 | — |
| 2013/2014 | League Two (England) | 23 | 1890 | 9 | 0 | 0.43 | — |
| 2014/2015 | League One (England) | 43 | 3084 | 15 | 6 | 0.61 | — |
| 2015/2016 | League One (England) | 9 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/2016 | League Two (England) | 16 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/2017 | League One (England) | 14 | 1077 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 | — |
| 2016/2017 | League Two (England) | 18 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/2018 | League One (England) | 23 | 1871 | 6 | 2 | 0.38 | 7.31 |
| 2018/2019 | Championship (England) | 45 | 3925 | 8 | 4 | 0.28 | 7.13 |
| 2019/2020 | League One (England) | 34 | 2324 | 9 | 3 | 0.46 | 7.22 |
| 2020/2021 | Championship (England) | 44 | 3138 | 10 | 3 | 0.37 | 7.13 |
| 2021/2022 | League One (England) | 45 | 4001 | 19 | 6 | 0.56 | 7.43 |
| 2022/2023 | League One (England) | 42 | 3220 | 18 | 7 | 0.7 | 7.28 |
| 2023/2024 | Championship (England) | 31 | 1218 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.79 |
| 2024/2025 | Championship (England) | 41 | 1847 | 8 | 4 | 0.58 | 7.09 |
| 2025/2026 | Championship (England) | 37 | 1452 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 | 6.7 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-29
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Coventry City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Fleetwood Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bristol City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Millwall | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ipswich Town | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oxford United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hull City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Derby County | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Preston North End | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Michael Smith closed the 2025/2026 Championship (England) campaign on 3 goals and 1 assist from 37 outings (1,452 minutes) — 0.25 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.7.
No season rated higher than 2021/2022 (7.43, League One (England)); none lower than 2025/2026 (6.7). Compared with his earlier career average, the last two rated seasons are down by 0.29.
