Lee Smith ERA in 1996

• 16th-best of Lee Smith's 18 seasons on file; the best is 1.65 in 1983.
• Up 0.27 from 3.47 in 1995.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Lee Smith ERA in 1996, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: 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