Lee Smith

Hall of Fame

Pitcher

1980—1997

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PITCHER LeveL
Elite
Pitcher rank
NR
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

December 4, 1957, in Jamestown, LA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED

1980—1997

Playing Career
Played from 22-39
PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE
Primary Team
NONE
World Series Titles
NONE
Nickname
6-5
HEIGHT
220
WEIGHT

September 1, 1980

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

July 2, 1997

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Lee Smith?

Burly, hard-throwing relief pitcher who ushered in the era of one-inning closers.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
71
92
1289.1
1251
486
3.03
7 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Lee Smith PITCHES

1. Rising Fastball
2. Cut Fastball
3. Slider
4. Forkball

1983 Cubs

25 Years Old

4
WINS
10
LOSSES
1.65
ERA
229
ERA+
103.1
IP
70
HITS
91
SO
41
BB
0
STARTS
0
SHO
29
SAVES
4.8
WAR

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
132
2.57

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
25.0
30.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

Lee Smith Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
UNK
NR
NR
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Lee Smith Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
29.6
20.3
15.0
11.0
4.59
36.2
24.6
16.8
13.7
3.71
BLUE = Lee Smith
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Lee Smith
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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