Dave Smith vs Lee Smith

Dave Smith

4of 7 lines

Lee Smith

3of 7 lines

Dave Smith and Lee Smith compared on their MLB careers: Dave Smith played 13 seasons, 1980 to 1992, Lee Smith 18 seasons, 1980 to 1997. Dave Smith has 53 wins to Lee Smith's 71.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dave Smith leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Lee Smith in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dave Smith and Lee Smith career totals
609GP1,022
53W71, better
53, betterL92
2.7, betterERA3.0
809.1IP1,290
548K1,251, better
283, betterBB486
1.2, betterWHIP1.3
216SV478, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dave Smith and Lee Smith postseason
7GP4
1, betterW0
1, betterL2
6, betterERA9
6IP5
10, betterK7
5BB1, better
2.2WHIP2, better
0SV1, better

Where each stands all time

Dave Smith and Lee Smith all-time places
Dave SmithAll-time rankLee Smith
50th (216)Saves4th (478), better

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

Neither has a championship or an award 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.

Dave Smith 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.
1st19807, better51.93, better198020, better2.86
2nd19815, better3, better2.76, better1981363.49
3rd19825, better4, better3.841982252.69, better
4th198331, better3.1019834, better101.65, better
5th198454, better2.21, better19849, better73.65
6th19859, better52.27, better198574, better3.04
7th198647, better2.73, better19869, better93.09
8th198723, better1.65, better19874, better103.12
9th1988452.67, better1988452.80
10th1989342.64, better19896, better1, better3.57
11th19906, better62.39199055, better2.06, better
12th1991066.0019916, better3, better2.34, better
13th199200, better2.51, better19924, better93.12
14th————1993243.88
15th————1994143.29
16th————1995053.47
17th————1996343.74
18th————1997015.82

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA