Lee Smith
Lee Arthur Smith
Born: December 4, 1957
Jamestown, LA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 220
Career: 1980-1997
Draft: Round 2 (1975 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Castor HS (Jamestown, LA)
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
Minor League Statistics
Lee Smith compiled a career record of 71 wins and 92 losses in his 1023-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign. Smith was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
 Chicago Cubs |
 Boston Red Sox |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 New York Yankees |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 California Angels |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Montreal Expos |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.91 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.51 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.7 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 281 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.69 | 72 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 117.0 | 105 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 480 |
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 10 | .286 | 1.65 | 66 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 103.3 | 70 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 41 | 14 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 413 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.65 | 69 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 101.0 | 98 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 428 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.04 | 65 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 97.7 | 87 | 35 | 33 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 397 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.09 | 66 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 90.3 | 69 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 372 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.12 | 62 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 83.7 | 84 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 360 |
| 1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.80 | 64 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 83.7 | 72 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 363 |
| 1989 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.57 | 64 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 70.7 | 53 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 290 |
| 1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.88 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.10 | 53 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68.7 | 58 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 280 |
| 1991 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.34 | 67 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 73.0 | 70 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| 1992 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.12 | 70 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 75.0 | 62 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 310 |
| 1993 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.50 | 55 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 50.0 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 206 |
| 1993 | AL | New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
| 1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.29 | 41 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 38.3 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 1995 | AL | California Angels | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3.47 | 52 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 49.3 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 209 |
| 1996 | AL | California Angels | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.06 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44.3 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 201 |
| 1997 | NL | Montreal Expos | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.82 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21.7 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Totals | 71 | 92 | .436 | 3.03 | 1022 | 6 | 802 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 1289.3 | 1133 | 475 | 434 | 89 | 486 | 100 | 1251 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 5388 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .063 | .118 | .250 | .368 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 69 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AL | New York Yankees | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | AL | California Angels | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | AL | California Angels | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | NL | Montreal Expos | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1023 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | .047 | .090 | .094 | .183 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 18 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.246 | .167 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 40 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.620 | .300 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 72 | 5 | 117.0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .950 | 1.462 | .264 |
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 66 | 0 | 103.3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.481 | .258 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 69 | 0 | 101.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.693 | .275 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 65 | 0 | 97.7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.106 | .185 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 66 | 0 | 90.3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.295 | .197 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 62 | 0 | 83.7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.183 | .177 |
| 1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 64 | 0 | 83.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .968 | .141 |
| 1989 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 64 | 0 | 70.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .255 | .031 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 53 | 0 | 68.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .393 | .057 |
| 1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 11 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.256 | .182 |
| 1991 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 67 | 0 | 73.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.110 | .134 |
| 1992 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 70 | 0 | 75.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .960 | .114 |
| 1993 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 55 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .180 | .018 |
| 1993 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | .125 |
| 1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 41 | 0 | 38.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .939 | .098 |
| 1995 | AL | California Angels | P | 52 | 0 | 49.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .912 | .096 |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 43 | 0 | 44.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .163 |
| 1996 | AL | California Angels | P | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .818 | .091 |
| 1997 | NL | Montreal Expos | P | 25 | 0 | 21.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | .200 |
| Totals | 1022 | 6 | 1289.3 | 52 | 111 | 4 | 9 | .976 | 1.138 | .159 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.44 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 |
| 1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | .250 |
Awards
1983 - NL TSN Fireman of the Year
1991 - NL TSN Fireman of the Year
1991 - NL Reliever of the Year Award
1992 - NL TSN Fireman of the Year
1992 - NL Reliever of the Year Award
1994 - AL TSN Fireman of the Year
1994 - AL Reliever of the Year Award
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
