How Lee Smith's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Lee Smith totaled 5,388 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1982, posting 480, well above the relief pitcher average of 274.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 97, well below the relief pitcher average of 272.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 209 in 1995 to 245 in 1996 and 100 in 1997, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 97 to 480 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Lee Smith Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Lee Smith
| Lee Smith
Batters Faced | Lee Smith
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 5388 | 37.61 |
| Season Avg. | 299.33 | 37.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 854.07 | 37.61 |
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Lee Smith Batters Faced Per Season
Lee Smith's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lee Smith Batters Faced by Team
Lee Smith's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lee Smith Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Lee Smith's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Lee Smith Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lee Smith's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lee Smith Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lee Smith's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
