Lee Smith stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 1997

Relief Pitcher · #49

Age 68 · 6' 6"

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Lee Smith played 18 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1997.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,022
W
71
L
92
ERA
3.03
IP
1,290.0
K
1,251
BB
486
WHIP
1.26

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1980CHC18202.8622.017141.59
1981CHC40363.4967.050311.31
1982CHC72252.69117.099371.21
1983CHC664101.65103.191411.07
1984CHC69973.65101.086351.32
1985CHC65743.0497.2112321.22
1986CHC66993.0990.193421.23
1987CHC624103.1283.296321.39
1988BOS64452.8083.296371.30
1989BOS64613.5770.296331.22
1990BOS/STL64552.0683.087291.20
1991STL67632.3473.067131.14
1992STL70493.1275.060261.17
1993STL/NYY63243.8858.060141.16
1994BAL41143.2938.142111.17
1995LAA52053.4749.143251.36
1996LAA/CIN54343.7455.141261.50
1997WSH25015.8221.21581.66

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
4
W
0
L
2
ERA
9.00
IP
5.0
K
7
BB
1
WHIP
2.00

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
3
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
8.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
47

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1980CHC0007.00000
1981CHC1006.70007
1982CHC2007.60006
1983CHC0007.90005
1984CHC0007.70006
1985CHC00010.30004
1986CHC0009.30002
1987CHC00010.30004
1988BOS00010.30002
1989BOS00012.20001
1990BOS/STL0009.40002
1991STL0008.30001
1992STL0007.20002
1993STL/NYY0009.30001
1994BAL0009.90000
1995LAA0007.80001
1996LAA/CIN0006.70003
1997WSH0006.20000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
68 yearsDec 4, 1957
Height
6' 6"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
Shreveport, LA

What were Lee Smith's career stats?

Lee Smith played 18 seasons for the Cubs, the Red Sox, the Cardinals, the Orioles, the Angels and the Nationals. He had 71 wins and 1,251 strikeouts with a 3.03 ERA over 1,290.0 innings. His best season was 1984: 9 wins, a 3.65 ERA and 86 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1980 to 1997

Lee Smith led MLB in saves (1991, 1994); finished top 10 in a stat 14 times; sits top 10 all time in saves.

All-time career rank

  • 4th in saves (478)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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