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Lee Smith

Relief Pitcher
1980—1997
BORN
December 4, 1957, in Jamestown, LA
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
September 1, 1980
PITCH ARSENAL
Rising Fastball
Cut Fastball
Slider
Forkball
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago Cubs
71
WINS
478
SAVES
QUALITY START PCT
29.6
WAR
3.03
ERA
132
20.3
WAR7
42
STRIKEOUTS
2.57
K / BB RATIO
2.3
WAR PER SEASON
Lee Smith
Burly, hard-throwing relief pitcher who ushered in the era of one-inning closers.
— Hall of Fame —
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Lee Smith Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Smith
29.6
20.3
15.0
11.0
25.0
2.3
AVG HOFer
36.2
24.6
16.8
13.7
30.4
4.5

Where Does Lee Smith Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Roger Clemens
Rick Sutcliffe
Mike Mussina
Pedro Martinez
Chuck Finley

FAVORITE CATCHER

Jody Davis

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