Dave Smith vs Lee Smith

Dave SmithLee Smith

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 and Lee Smith career totals
609GP1,022
53W71
53L92
2.7ERA3.0
809.1IP1,290
548K1,251
283BB486
1.2WHIP1.3
216SV478

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dave Smith and Lee Smith postseason
7GP4
0R3
8H9

Where each stands all time

Dave Smith and Lee Smith all-time places
Dave SmithAll-time rankLee Smith
50th (216)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

  • Dave Smith: 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.

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.
1st1980751.931980202.86
2nd1981532.761981363.49
3rd1982543.841982252.69
4th1983313.1019834101.65
5th1984542.211984973.65
6th1985952.271985743.04
7th1986472.731986993.09
8th1987231.6519874103.12
9th1988452.671988452.80
10th1989342.641989613.57
11th1990662.391990552.06
12th1991066.001991632.34
13th1992002.511992493.12
14th————1993243.88
15th————1994143.29
16th————1995053.47
17th————1996343.74
18th————1997015.82

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA