Armando Benitez vs Lee Smith

Armando BenitezLee Smith

Armando Benitez and Lee Smith compared on their MLB careers: Armando Benitez played 15 seasons, 1994 to 2008, Lee Smith 18 seasons, 1980 to 1997. Armando Benitez has 40 wins to Lee Smith's 71.

Who has the better career numbers?

Armando Benitez and Lee Smith career totals
762GP1,022
40W71
47L92
3.1ERA3.0
779IP1,290
946K1,251
403BB486
1.2WHIP1.3
289SV478

How do they compare in the postseason?

Armando Benitez and Lee Smith postseason
28GP4
14R3
25H9

Where each stands all time

Armando Benitez and Lee Smith all-time places
Armando BenitezAll-time rankLee Smith
31st (289)Saves4th (478)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Armando Benitez: 0 championships; none on file
  • Lee Smith: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Armando Benitez and Lee Smith season by season
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.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.
1st1994000.901980202.86
2nd1995155.661981363.49
3rd1996103.771982252.69
4th1997452.4519834101.65
5th1998563.821984973.65
6th1999431.851985743.04
7th2000442.611986993.09
8th2001643.7719874103.12
9th2002102.271988452.80
10th2003442.961989613.57
11th2004221.291990552.06
12th2005234.501991632.34
13th2006423.521992493.12
14th2007285.361993243.88
15th2008015.681994143.29
16th————1995053.47
17th————1996343.74
18th————1997015.82

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA