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

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Team Record in Appearances: 36-5

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 0, Entered with runners on base: 5

1994 Pitching Game Log

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1994 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	852	1	Apr 4	BAL		KCR	W,6-3	9-GF	S(1)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.13	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.038	1.34	0.02%	0.50	9t 12- 2 out a3	9t end a 3
2	853	2	Apr 6	BAL		KCR	W,4-2	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.63	3	13	10	4	0	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.091	1.14	0.06%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
3	854	4	Apr 9	BAL		TEX	W,7-5	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.42	3	10	8	1	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.091	1.12	0.06%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
4	855	8	Apr 14	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	9-GF	S(4)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.33	3	18	11	5	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.110	1.56	0.08%	0.59	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
5	856	10	Apr 16	BAL	@	TEX	W,6-4	9-GF	S(5)	1	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.28	5	30	20	5	3	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.78	0.051	1.85	0.03%	-0.42	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
6	857	11	Apr 17	BAL	@	TEX	W,6-5	9-GF	S(6)	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.26	5	14	10	1	1	2	2	1	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.38	0.206	4.68	0.13%	-0.02	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
7	858	12	Apr 19	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	9-GF	S(7)	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.13	3	10	7	3	0	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.15	0.191	4.59	0.13%	0.62	9t 1-- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
8	859	15	Apr 22	BAL		SEA	W,6-4	9-GF	S(8)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.42	3	18	12	4	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.091	1.16	0.06%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
9	860	16	Apr 23	BAL		SEA	W,4-3	9-GF	S(9)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.38	3	14	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.30	0.187	2.51	0.12%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
10	861	18	Apr 25	BAL		OAK	W,8-6	9-GF	S(10)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1.69	4	18	10	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	0.091	2.31	0.06%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
11	862	21	Apr 28	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-2	9-GF	S(11)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.79	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.055	1.21	0.04%	0.32	9b --- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
12	863	23	Apr 30	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-4	9-GF	S(12)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.72	3	12	8	3	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.111	1.56	0.08%	0.59	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	864	26	May 4	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-3	9-9	BW(1-0)	3	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0.77	3.05	5	25	13	5	2	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.02	-0.289	3.53	-0.20%	-0.47	9b --- 0 out a1	9b 3 out tie
14	865	28	May 8	BAL		CLE	W,8-6	9-GF	S(13)	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.71	2.97	5	22	12	6	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	0.091	2.31	0.07%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
15	866	29	May 9	BAL		TOR	W,4-1	9-GF	S(14)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.66	2.84	4	12	8	4	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.043	1.46	0.04%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
16	867	30	May 10	BAL		TOR	W,6-3	9-GF	S(15)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.61	2.72	4	18	12	5	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.043	1.06	0.04%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
17	868	35	May 17	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	9-GF	S(16)	6	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.57	2.49	4	19	13	5	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.87	0.187	5.76	0.17%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
18	869	40	May 22	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	S(17)	4	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.08	3.19	4	21	14	4	1	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.105	1.93	0.08%	-0.44	10b --- 0 out a2	10b end a 1
19	870	41	May 23	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-3	9-GF	S(18)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	3.07	3	13	8	1	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.115	1.60	0.08%	0.61	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
20	871	43	May 25	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-3	9-GF	S(19)	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.98	2.86	3	12	10	4	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.07	0.120	5.01	0.09%	1.02	9b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
21	872	46	May 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-4	9-GF	S(20)	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.95	2.87	2	8	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	0.049	1.28	0.04%	0.65	9b 123 1 out a5	9b end a 4
22	873	47	May 30	BAL		DET	L,3-5	9-9	BS(2)	0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	1.80	3.68	6	30	17	5	1	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	-0.250	3.47	-0.20%	-1.39	9t --- 0 out a2	9t 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	874	53	Jun 5	BAL		CHW	W,8-5	9-GF	S(21)	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.71	3.56	3	17	11	5	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.043	.61	0.03%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
24	875	54	Jun 6	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	9-GF	S(22)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.64	3.36	3	14	10	3	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.114	1.67	0.08%	0.60	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
25	876	56	Jun 8	BAL	@	KCR	W,6-4	9-GF	S(23)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.57	3.26	3	13	8	4	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.114	1.69	0.08%	0.60	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
26	877	57	Jun 10	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-7	9-GF	S(24)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.50	3.01	4	25	16	4	5	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	0.054	2.00	0.05%	0.61	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
27	878	61	Jun 14	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	9-GF	BL(1-1)	3	1.0	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.80	2.93	7	25	18	2	1	4	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.70	-0.574	4.49	-0.57%	-1.39	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 1
28	879	68	Jun 21	BAL		MIL	W,6-1	9-GF		6	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.73	2.86	5	11	8	2	1	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.009	.34	0.01%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
29	880	71	Jun 25	BAL	@	TOR	W,4-1	9-GF	S(25)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.67	2.80	3	16	12	4	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.052	.92	0.04%	0.59	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
30	881	73	Jun 27	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-6	9-GF	S(26)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.61	2.70	4	20	11	3	5	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.06	0.225	6.83	0.23%	0.57	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
31	882	75	Jun 29	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	S(27)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	2.72	3	13	8	1	1	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.68	0.225	6.50	0.24%	0.57	10b --- 0 out a1	10b end a 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	883	81	Jul 5	BAL		SEA	W,5-2	9-GF	S(28)	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.50	2.60	3	15	9	6	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.043	.82	0.04%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
33	884	82	Jul 6	BAL		SEA	W,5-4	9-GF	S(29)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.74	2.55	5	16	14	4	3	1	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	0.091	5.00	0.09%	-0.39	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
34	885	86	Jul 10	BAL		OAK	L,4-5	9-GF	BL(1-2)	3	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	2.25	3.01	7	30	19	7	3	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	-0.574	2.34	-0.51%	-1.39	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 1
35	886	87	Jul 14	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-2	9-GF	S(30)	3	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.45	2.98	5	28	15	4	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	0.110	4.31	0.10%	-0.41	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
36	887	89	Jul 16	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	9-GF	BL(1-3)	1	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	2.94	3.31	5	20	14	3	1	0	4	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.79	-0.771	4.26	-0.71%	-1.82	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
37	888	93	Jul 22	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	9-GF	S(31)	5	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.86	3.33	4	22	14	6	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.75	0.211	7.56	0.20%	0.53	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
38	889	101	Jul 30	BAL		TOR	W,7-5	9-GF	S(32)	7	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.78	3.41	3	12	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	0.091	2.61	0.08%	0.61	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
39	890	105	Aug 3	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	9-GF	BL(1-4)	3	0.2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.22	3.57	6	18	7	2	1	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	4.84	-0.771	7.53	-0.72%	-1.90	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
40	891	109	Aug 7	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-3	9-GF		3	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.38	3.85	5	25	14	4	3	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.025	.54	0.02%	-0.39	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 3
41	892	111	Aug 9	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-5	9-GF	S(33)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.29	3.84	4	16	9	3	0	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.03	0.221	8.12	0.21%	0.56	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
							36-5		W-L:1-4,Sv:33,BSv:6	2.2	38.1	34	16	14	11	42	6	0	3.29	3.84	160	698	63%	20%	9%	0.98		19%	6%	0		9	22%	3	0	0	142	4	1	1	2	2	2	2.31	0.465	3.22	0.04%	7.12

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