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.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

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

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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)

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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
    WARโˆ’0.4

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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

    ๐ŸŽฏ 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