Lee Smith Career Pitching Summary

Lee Smith played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997, appearing in 1,022 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 71 W and 92 L, an ERA of 3.03, 1,251 SO, a WHIP of 1.256, and a WAR of 29.5.

Lee Smith Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Lee Smith.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Lee Smith
    NameLee Smith
    Date of BirthDecember 4, 1957
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1980

    📊 Career Summary

    Lee Smith appeared in 1,022 games over 18 MLB seasons from 1980 to 1997. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS6 (MLB Rank: 5,023)
    GF802 (MLB Rank: 3)
    W71 (MLB Rank: 1,002)
    L92 (MLB Rank: 673)
    SV478 (MLB Rank: 3)
    ERA3.03 (MLB Rank: 1,448)
    IP1289.1 (MLB Rank: 973)
    SO1,251 (MLB Rank: 358)
    BB486 (MLB Rank: 844)
    H1,133 (MLB Rank: 1,135)
    HR89 (MLB Rank: 1,097)
    SO98.73 (MLB Rank: 1,296)
    BB93.39 (MLB Rank: 7,060)
    H97.91 (MLB Rank: 9,988)
    HR90.62 (MLB Rank: 6,617)
    WHIP1.256 (MLB Rank: 9,967)
    WAR29.5 (MLB Rank: 309)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1997)

    In his final season (1997), Lee Smith recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF14
    W0
    L1
    SV5
    ERA5.82
    IP21.2
    SO15
    BB8
    H28
    HR2
    SO96.23
    BB93.32
    H911.63
    HR90.83
    WHIP1.662
    WAR−0.4

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1984, 9 W
    • Most SO: 1985, 112 SO
    • Most IP: 1982, 117 IP
    • Best WAR: 1983, 4.8 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1983, 1.66 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Lee Smith appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 8.82, pitched 5.1 IP, struck out 7 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

    Lee Smith Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1980
    2
    0
    2.91
    1
    0
    17
    21.2
    0.4
    1.615
    0
    21
    14
    9
    7
    138
    3.12
    7.1
    1.21
    0
    18
    6
    0
    0
    0
    8.7
    5.8
    0
    0
    5
    0
    97
    1981
    3
    6
    3.51
    0.333
    1
    50
    66.2
    0.8
    1.32
    2
    57
    31
    31
    26
    106
    2.93
    6.8
    1.61
    1
    40
    12
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.7
    4.2
    1
    1
    8
    7
    281
    1982
    2
    5
    2.69
    0.286
    17
    99
    117
    3.1
    1.214
    5
    105
    37
    38
    35
    139
    2.61
    7.6
    2.68
    5
    72
    38
    0
    0
    0.4
    8.1
    2.8
    1
    3
    5
    6
    480
    1983
    4
    10
    1.65
    0.286
    29
    91
    103.1
    4.8
    1.074
    5
    70
    41
    23
    19
    229
    2.84
    7.9
    2.22
    0
    66
    56
    0
    0
    0.4
    6.1
    3.6
    2
    1
    14
    5
    413
    1984
    9
    7
    3.65
    0.563
    33
    86
    101
    1.4
    1.317
    6
    98
    35
    42
    41
    107
    2.88
    7.7
    2.46
    0
    69
    59
    0
    0
    0.5
    8.7
    3.1
    0
    0
    7
    6
    428
    1985
    7
    4
    3.04
    0.636
    33
    112
    97.2
    2.6
    1.218
    9
    87
    32
    35
    33
    131
    2.6
    10.3
    3.5
    0
    65
    57
    0
    0
    0.8
    8
    2.9
    0
    1
    6
    4
    397
    1986
    9
    9
    3.09
    0.5
    31
    93
    90.1
    3.2
    1.229
    7
    69
    42
    32
    31
    131
    3.11
    9.3
    2.21
    0
    66
    59
    0
    0
    0.7
    6.9
    4.2
    0
    0
    11
    2
    372
    1987
    4
    10
    3.12
    0.286
    36
    96
    83.2
    2.8
    1.386
    4
    84
    32
    30
    29
    137
    2.35
    10.3
    3
    0
    62
    55
    0
    0
    0.4
    9
    3.4
    0
    0
    5
    4
    360
    1988
    4
    5
    2.8
    0.444
    29
    96
    83.2
    1.3
    1.303
    7
    72
    37
    34
    26
    148
    2.92
    10.3
    2.59
    0
    64
    57
    0
    0
    0.8
    7.7
    4
    0
    1
    6
    2
    363
    1989
    6
    1
    3.57
    0.857
    25
    96
    70.2
    1
    1.217
    6
    53
    33
    30
    28
    116
    2.55
    12.2
    2.91
    0
    64
    50
    0
    0
    0.8
    6.8
    4.2
    0
    0
    6
    1
    290
    1990
    5
    5
    2.06
    0.5
    31
    87
    83
    2.2
    1.205
    3
    71
    29
    24
    19
    188
    2.23
    9.4
    3
    0
    64
    53
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.7
    3.1
    0
    0
    7
    2
    344
    1991
    6
    3
    2.34
    0.667
    47
    67
    73
    2.3
    1.137
    5
    70
    13
    19
    19
    158
    2.45
    8.3
    5.15
    0
    67
    61
    0
    0
    0.6
    8.6
    1.6
    0
    0
    5
    1
    300
    1992
    4
    9
    3.12
    0.308
    43
    60
    75
    0.6
    1.173
    4
    62
    26
    28
    26
    110
    2.92
    7.2
    2.31
    0
    70
    55
    0
    0
    0.5
    7.4
    3.1
    0
    0
    4
    2
    310
    1993
    2
    4
    3.88
    0.333
    46
    60
    58
    0.4
    1.155
    11
    53
    14
    25
    25
    103
    4.11
    9.3
    4.29
    0
    63
    56
    0
    0
    1.7
    8.2
    2.2
    0
    0
    2
    1
    239
    1994
    1
    4
    3.29
    0.2
    33
    42
    38.1
    0.8
    1.174
    6
    34
    11
    16
    14
    153
    3.84
    9.9
    3.82
    0
    41
    39
    0
    0
    1.4
    8
    2.6
    0
    0
    1
    0
    160
    1995
    0
    5
    3.47
    0
    37
    43
    49.1
    1.3
    1.358
    3
    42
    25
    19
    19
    136
    3.73
    7.8
    1.72
    0
    52
    51
    0
    0
    0.5
    7.7
    4.6
    0
    1
    4
    1
    209
    1996
    3
    4
    3.74
    0.429
    2
    41
    55.1
    0.9
    1.5
    4
    57
    26
    24
    23
    118
    4.09
    6.7
    1.58
    0
    54
    24
    0
    0
    0.7
    9.3
    4.2
    0
    1
    4
    3
    245
    1997
    0
    1
    5.82
    0
    5
    15
    21.2
    -0.4
    1.662
    2
    28
    8
    16
    14
    73
    4.17
    6.2
    1.88
    0
    25
    14
    0
    0
    0.8
    11.6
    3.3
    0
    1
    0
    0
    100