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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Lee Smith |
Date of Birth | December 4, 1957 |
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MLB Debut | 1980 |
๐ 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:
GS | 6 (MLB Rank: 5,023) |
GF | 802 (MLB Rank: 3) |
W | 71 (MLB Rank: 1,002) |
L | 92 (MLB Rank: 673) |
SV | 478 (MLB Rank: 3) |
ERA | 3.03 (MLB Rank: 1,448) |
IP | 1289.1 (MLB Rank: 973) |
SO | 1,251 (MLB Rank: 358) |
BB | 486 (MLB Rank: 844) |
H | 1,133 (MLB Rank: 1,135) |
HR | 89 (MLB Rank: 1,097) |
SO9 | 8.73 (MLB Rank: 1,296) |
BB9 | 3.39 (MLB Rank: 7,060) |
H9 | 7.91 (MLB Rank: 9,988) |
HR9 | 0.62 (MLB Rank: 6,617) |
WHIP | 1.256 (MLB Rank: 9,967) |
WAR | 29.5 (MLB Rank: 309) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1997)
In his final season (1997), Lee Smith recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 14 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
SV | 5 |
ERA | 5.82 |
IP | 21.2 |
SO | 15 |
BB | 8 |
H | 28 |
HR | 2 |
SO9 | 6.23 |
BB9 | 3.32 |
H9 | 11.63 |
HR9 | 0.83 |
WHIP | 1.662 |
WAR | โ0.4 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |