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: 23-31

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 9, Entered with runners on base: 9

1996 Pitching Game Log

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1996 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	945	1	Apr 2	CAL		MIL	L,9-15	9-GF		99	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.17	4					1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.59	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
2	946	2	Apr 3	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	9-9	BS(1)	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	9.00	1.17	6	18	12	6	0	2	3	3	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	-0.258	2.04	-0.15%	-1.41	9t --- 0 out a2	9t 3 out tie
3	947	22	Apr 27	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		23	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.00	2.17	4	16	7	2	1	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.037	.72	0.03%	0.57	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
4	948	25	Apr 30	CAL	@	OAK	W,7-3	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.50	2.67	4	26	14	4	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.025	.83	0.02%	0.61	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
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
5	949	30	May 5	CAL		MIN	W,5-1	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	2.77	3					0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.019	.28	0.01%	0.59	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
6	950	33	May 8	CAL		KCR	L,1-3	9-9	BS(2)	2	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	2.51	4					1	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.09	-0.163	3.65	-0.12%	-0.41	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 3 out tie
7	951	35	May 10	CAL		CLE	W,13-8	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.57	2.60	3	11	8	1	1	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.12	0.01%	0.59	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
8	952	38	May 14	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	9-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	2.67	3	7	6	2	1	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	0.159	2.16	0.10%	0.61	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
9	953	40	May 17	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.00	2.51	3	14	7	4	0	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.009	.12	0.01%	0.61	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
10	954	43	May 20	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-13	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.80	2.87	5					0	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.60	8b --- 0 out d12	8b end d12
11	955	45	May 22	CAL	@	BAL	L,5-10	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.45	2.90	5	22	16	1	0	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.05	-0.006	.05	0.00%	-0.40	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
				Player went from California Angels to Cincinnati Reds
12	956	47	May 31	CIN		ATL	L,1-9	8-8		8	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.00	3.84	5	34	22	3	2	0	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.48	8t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d8
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
13	957	49	Jun 2	CIN		ATL	L,2-6	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.77	4.10	6	18	9	1	4	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.05	0.002	.04	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
14	958	50	Jun 3	CIN		SFG	L,3-6	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.57	3.89	4	15	9	2	2	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.031	.32	0.01%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
15	959	53	Jun 7	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	8-8	H(1)	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.40	3.91	5	20	10	4	1	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.086	1.27	0.03%	0.49	8b --- 0 out a2	8b 3 out a2
16	960	55	Jun 9	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	8-8	BL(0-1)	1	0.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.45	3.87	6	24	16	4	2	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	-0.573	1.38	-0.20%	-2.00	8b --- 0 out a1	8b 1-3 2 out d1
17	961	56	Jun 10	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-3	7-7	W(1-1)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	3.86	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.057	1.21	0.02%	0.77	7b 123 2 out d1	7b 3 out d1
18	962	57	Jun 11	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-1	8-8	H(2)	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.31	4.03	2	9	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	0.048	1.65	0.02%	0.43	8b 12- 2 out a3	8b 3 out a3
19	963	58	Jun 12	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-4	8-8	H(3)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.12	3.86	3	10	7	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.140	1.17	0.05%	0.49	8b --- 0 out a1	8b 3 out a1
20	964	60	Jun 15	CIN		MON	L,5-6	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.79	3.95	7	34	22	3	4	3	3	1	2	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.071	.40	0.03%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 1
21	965	62	Jun 17	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.61	3.85	5	31	19	8	1	1	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.065	.59	0.03%	0.91	7b 12- 2 out d1	8b end d 1
22	966	67	Jun 22	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.49	3.73	5	23	15	4	2	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.006	.08	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
23	967	71	Jun 25(2)	CIN		PHI	W,3-1	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.28	3.59	7	27	16	6	2	2	4	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.155	1.01	0.07%	1.05	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
24	968	73	Jun 28	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.19	3.58	4	17	13	1	2	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.035	2.00	0.02%	0.52	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
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
25	969	77	Jul 2	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	7-8	BL(1-2)	3	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	1	0	3.16	4.18	8	25	13	3	3	1	6	4	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.36	-0.536	3.13	-0.43%	-2.48	7b --- 0 out a2	8b --- 0 out d1
26	970	82	Jul 7	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-7	9-9	BS(5)	4	1.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.71	4.18	8	35	20	3	3	3	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	-0.402	3.36	-0.23%	-1.47	9b --- 0 out a2	9b 3 out tie
27	971	87	Jul 15	CIN		STL	L,3-8	8-GF		7	2.0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.08	4.25	8	30	16	3	2	2	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.26	-0.049	.32	-0.04%	-0.95	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
28	972	90	Jul 18	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.82	4.05	6	21	16	7	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.005	.02	0.00%	1.08	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
29	973	95	Jul 22(2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-3	8-8	W(2-2)	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.69	4.12	5	15	9	2	1	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.032	.54	0.01%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
30	974	98	Jul 26	CIN		NYM	W,7-4	9-GF		3	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.13	4.03	6	27	18	3	5	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.007	.24	0.01%	-1.48	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 3
31	975	100	Jul 28	CIN		NYM	L,1-7	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.01	3.94	4	18	12	3	2	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
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
32	976	104	Aug 1	CIN	@	MON	W,9-7	6-6		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.89	3.89	5	21	13	1	3	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.31	0.127	3.50	0.12%	0.93	6b 1-- 0 out tie	6b 3 out tie
33	977	107	Aug 4	CIN	@	MON	L,3-7	6-7		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.68	3.80	9	22	17	6	2	6	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.09	0.010	.12	0.01%	1.07	6b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
34	978	110	Aug 7	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-9	7-7		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.58	3.68	4	17	10	1	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.50	7b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d7
35	979	111	Aug 9	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.40	3.60	7	25	16	5	1	4	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.020	.21	0.01%	1.05	8t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
36	980	113	Aug 11	CIN		LAD	L,5-10	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.32	3.69	5					2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.19	0.009	.19	0.01%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
37	981	114	Aug 12	CIN		LAD	L,5-6	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.24	3.63	3	15	9	2	2	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.009	.08	0.00%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
38	982	116	Aug 14	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	13-GF(13)	W(3-2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	3.62	1					1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.10	0.324	3.97	0.15%	1.21	13t 1-3 1 out tie	13t end tie
39	983	118	Aug 16	CIN		COL	L,4-8	7-8		1	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.05	3.51	8	27	18	9	1	3	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.039	.48	0.03%	1.05	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
40	984	120	Aug 17(2)	CIN		COL	W,9-5	9-GF		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.18	3.75	4	15	10	1	1	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.007	.16	0.00%	-0.48	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 4
41	985	124	Aug 21	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4	8-8	BS(6)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.11	3.69	3	13	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	0.147	2.70	0.08%	0.90	8b 1-3 0 out a1	8b 3 out tie
42	986	126	Aug 23(1)	CIN	@	FLA	W,6-5	8-8	H(4)	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.09	3.71	3	14	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.29	-0.046	3.84	-0.03%	-0.77	8b 1-- 2 out a2	8b 3 out a1
43	987	128	Aug 24	CIN	@	FLA	L,3-5	6-6		0	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.04	3.68	4	18	10	2	5	0	1	1	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.83	-0.108	2.02	-0.07%	-0.42	6b 123 1 out tie	6b 3 out d2
44	988	129	Aug 25	CIN	@	FLA	L,5-6	9-9	L(3-3)	0	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.19	3.73	4	18	11	3	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.67	0.026	2.38	0.01%	0.07	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 12- 2 out tie
45	989	132	Aug 28	CIN	@	COL	L,9-10	7-7		2	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.33	3.81	5	23	13	3	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.057	.54	-0.03%	-0.94	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 1-3 2 out d3
46	990	134	Aug 30	CIN		FLA	L,1-3	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.26	3.82	5	17	10	2	1	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.48	0.019	.39	0.01%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
Sept				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
47	991	137	Sep 2	CIN		ATL	W,7-6	8-8	H(5)	2	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.38	4.06	4	17	11	5	0	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.005	.50	0.00%	-0.48	8t --- 0 out a2	8t 3 out a1
48	992	139	Sep 4	CIN		ATL	W,12-6	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.31	4.04	3	8	6	2	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
49	993	143	Sep 8	CIN		SFG	W,8-3	8-8	H(6)	3	0.2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.61	4.11	4	18	7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	0.006	1.13	0.00%	0.07	8t --- 0 out a2	8t 12- 2 out a2
50	994	148	Sep 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	12-GF(12)	L(3-4)	5	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.74	4.17	5	27	13	7	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.64	-0.364	1.22	-0.10%	-0.94	12b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
51	995	154	Sep 22(1)	CIN		STL	W,6-3	6-6		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.71	4.17	1	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	0.078	.07	0.00%	0.79	6t 123 2 out d1	6t 3 out d1
52	996	156	Sep 23	CIN		STL	L,2-3	7-7		0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.81	4.11	4	12	8	4	1	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.057	.21	-0.01%	-0.48	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d3
53	997	157	Sep 24	CIN		CHC	W,6-3	8-8	H(7)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.76	4.10	2	11	8	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.28	8t --- 1 out a3	8t 3 out a3
54	998	158	Sep 25	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	8-8	H(8)	0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.74	4.09	3					1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	-0.156	.00	0.00%	-0.69	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 1-3 1 out a1
							23-31		W-L:3-4,Sv:2,BSv:6,Hld:8	1.9	55.1	57	24	23	26	41	4	1	3.74	4.09	245	892	61%	16%	8%	0.81		21%	9%	0		19	21%	11	3	0	216	8	2	4	2	2	2	1.10	-0.928	.95	-0.49%	7.87

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