Lee Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castor HS (Castor, LA).

High School: Castor HS (Castor, LA)

School: Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)

Debut: September 1, 1980 (Age 22-272d, 14,354th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 2, 1997 (Age 39-210d)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019. (Voted by Today's Game Era Committee)
View Lee Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Brian David • Previously: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Lee Arthur Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.9

ERA

3.03

1022

478

1289.1

1251

WHIP

1.256

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 9	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (1)	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7	Apr 12	CHC	@	MON	W,5-0	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (1)	Apr 16	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	12 (2)	Apr 20	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	15 (2)	Apr 24	CHC		SFG	W,5-1	GF	5	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	17 (1)	Apr 27	CHC		SDP	W,5-4		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19 (1)	Apr 29	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	23 (3)	May 4	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	24	May 6	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	27 (2)	May 9	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28	May 10	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	31 (2)	May 15	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	35 (3)	May 21	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	38 (2)	May 24	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	41 (2)	May 27	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	45 (3)	May 31	CHC		HOU	L,10-12		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	46	Jun 1	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	47	Jun 2	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	50 (2)	Jun 5	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	52 (1)	Jun 8	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	53	Jun 9	CHC		NYM	L,4-6		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	55 (1)	Jun 11	CHC		STL	L,4-5	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	56	Jun 12	CHC		STL	W,6-3	GF	5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	58 (1)	Jun 14	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	59	Jun 15	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	GF	9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	64 (4)	Jun 20 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6		16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	69 (4)	Jun 25	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1		14	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	72 (2)	Jun 28	CHC		PIT	W,8-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	74 (1)	Jun 30	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	75	Jul 1	CHC		MON	W,7-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	81 (5)	Jul 9	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	88 (6)	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	W,8-4	GF	13	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	91 (2)	Jul 19	CHC		SFG	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	92	Jul 20	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	93	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	96 (2)	Jul 24	CHC		SDP	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	99 (2)	Jul 27	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	100	Jul 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	101	Jul 30 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	105 (3)	Aug 2	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	107 (1)	Aug 4	CHC	@	STL	W,9-6	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	109 (1)	Aug 6	CHC		NYM	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	110	Aug 7	CHC		NYM	L,4-6	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	111	Aug 9	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	112	Aug 10	CHC		STL	L,5-9		7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
47	117 (4)	Aug 15	CHC		PHI	L,0-5		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	120 (2)	Aug 18	CHC		ATL	W,3-0	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	123 (2)	Aug 21	CHC		ATL	L,9-11	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	124	Aug 22	CHC		CIN	W,2-0	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	127 (2)	Aug 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	130 (2)	Aug 29	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-5	GF	8	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	131	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	133 (1)	Sep 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	134	Sep 2	CHC		HOU	L,5-6	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	136 (1)	Sep 4	CHC		HOU	W,9-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	137	Sep 5	CHC	@	MON	L,3-7	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	140 (2)	Sep 9	CHC		STL	L,5-6	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
59	141	Sep 10	CHC		STL	W,8-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	142	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,1-2	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
61	146 (3)	Sep 15	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	148 (1)	Sep 17	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	149	Sep 18	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	150	Sep 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	152 (1)	Sep 21	CHC		PIT	W,7-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	158 (5)	Sep 27	CHC		PHI	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							66gm		103.1	8	9	0	17	0