Lee Smith

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Lee Smith

1980–1997 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'5", 220 lb · b. 1957 Jamestown, LA

Career 71–92 · 3.03 ERA · 1,251 SO · 1289.1 IP · 1,023 G · 3 H · 1 HR · 2 RBI · .047 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

2 best in baseball 2 league only

11 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

1 Categories led

1983 Best season

Spanning 1983–1994, peaking at 1 titles in 1983.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

490th League titles 4
392nd Best in baseball 2
1,015th Top-5 finishes 11

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

3rd Saves 478
48th Strikeouts / 9 8.73
181st Earned Run Average 3.03
352nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.26
363rd Strikeouts 1,251

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Saves	4	1st	2 yrs (1991–1992)	1991 47 1994 33 1983 NL 29 1992 NL 43 1984 #2 1985 #2 1987 #2 1990 #2 1993 #3 1995 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1994	1	SV 33
1992	1	SV 43
1991	1	SV 47
1983	1	SV 29

Pitching

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1980	CHN	NL	2	0	2.91	18	0	0	21.2	21	7	0	14	17	1.62
1981	CHN	NL	3	6	3.51	40	1	1	66.2	57	26	2	31	50	1.32
1982	CHN	NL	2	5	2.69	72	5	17	117.0	105	35	5	37	99	1.21
1983	CHN	NL	4	10	1.65	66	0	29	103.1	70	19	5	41	91	1.07
1984	CHN	NL	9	7	3.65	69	0	33	101.0	98	41	6	35	86	1.32
1985	CHN	NL	7	4	3.04	65	0	33	97.2	87	33	9	32	112	1.22
1986	CHN	NL	9	9	3.09	66	0	31	90.1	69	31	7	42	93	1.23
1987	CHN	NL	4	10	3.12	62	0	36	83.2	84	29	4	32	96	1.39
1988	BOS	AL	4	5	2.80	64	0	29	83.2	72	26	7	37	96	1.30
1989	BOS	AL	6	1	3.57	64	0	25	70.2	53	28	6	33	96	1.22
1990	SLN +1	NL	5	5	2.06	64	0	31	83.0	71	19	3	29	87	1.21
1991	SLN	NL	6	3	2.34	67	0	47	73.0	70	19	5	13	67	1.14
1992	SLN	NL	4	9	3.12	70	0	43	75.0	62	26	4	26	60	1.17
1993	SLN +1	NL	2	4	3.88	63	0	46	58.0	53	25	11	14	60	1.16
1994	BAL	AL	1	4	3.29	41	0	33	38.1	34	14	6	11	42	1.17
1995	CAL	AL	0	5	3.47	52	0	37	49.1	42	19	3	25	43	1.36
1996	CIN +1	NL	3	4	3.74	54	0	2	55.1	57	23	4	26	41	1.50
1997	MON	NL	0	1	5.82	25	0	5	21.2	28	14	2	8	15	1.66
Career	—	—	71	92	3.03	1,022	6	478	1289.1	1,133	434	89	486	1,251	1.26

Batting

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1980	CHN	NL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1981	CHN	NL	40	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1982	CHN	NL	72	16	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	9	0	.063	.118	.250	.368
1983	CHN	NL	66	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	.111	.200	.111	.311
1984	CHN	NL	69	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	.077	.077	.077	.154
1985	CHN	NL	65	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	.000	.143	.000	.143
1986	CHN	NL	66	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1987	CHN	NL	63	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1988	BOS	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1989	BOS	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1990	SLN +1	NL	64	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1991	SLN	NL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1992	SLN	NL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1993	SLN +1	NL	63	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1994	BAL	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1995	CAL	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1996	CIN +1	NL	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1997	MON	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	1,023	64	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	42	0	.047	.090	.094	.183

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	1,022	52	111	4	9	.976