Lee Smith career WHIP
1.26Career Regular Season
Lee Smith has a career WHIP of 1.26 over 18 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  CHC | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2.86 | 22.0 | 17 | 14 | 1.59 | 0 |
| 1981 | CHC | 40 | 3 | 6 | 3.49 | 67.0 | 50 | 31 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1982 | CHC | 72 | 2 | 5 | 2.69 | 117.0 | 99 | 37 | 1.21 | 17 |
| 1983 | CHC | 66 | 4 | 10 | 1.65 | 103.1 | 91 | 41 | 1.07 | 29 |
| 1984 | CHC | 69 | 9 | 7 | 3.65 | 101.0 | 86 | 35 | 1.32 | 33 |
| 1985 | CHC | 65 | 7 | 4 | 3.04 | 97.2 | 112 | 32 | 1.22 | 33 |
| 1986 | CHC | 66 | 9 | 9 | 3.09 | 90.1 | 93 | 42 | 1.23 | 31 |
| 1987 | CHC | 62 | 4 | 10 | 3.12 | 83.2 | 96 | 32 | 1.39 | 36 |
| 1988 |  BOS | 64 | 4 | 5 | 2.80 | 83.2 | 96 | 37 | 1.30 | 29 |
| 1989 | BOS | 64 | 6 | 1 | 3.57 | 70.2 | 96 | 33 | 1.22 | 25 |
| 1990 |  BOS/STL | 64 | 5 | 5 | 2.06 | 83.0 | 87 | 29 | 1.20 | 31 |
| 1991 | STL | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2.34 | 73.0 | 67 | 13 | 1.14 | 47 |
| 1992 | STL | 70 | 4 | 9 | 3.12 | 75.0 | 60 | 26 | 1.17 | 43 |
| 1993 |  STL/NYY | 63 | 2 | 4 | 3.88 | 58.0 | 60 | 14 | 1.16 | 46 |
| 1994 |  BAL | 41 | 1 | 4 | 3.29 | 38.1 | 42 | 11 | 1.17 | 33 |
| 1995 |  LAA | 52 | 0 | 5 | 3.47 | 49.1 | 43 | 25 | 1.36 | 37 |
| 1996 |  LAA/CIN | 54 | 3 | 4 | 3.74 | 55.1 | 41 | 26 | 1.50 | 2 |
| 1997 |  WSH | 25 | 0 | 1 | 5.82 | 21.2 | 15 | 8 | 1.66 | 5 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 1.07 in 1983.
- Most recent: 1.66 in 1997.
Average of 18 regular seasons, 1980 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 10, 2026.