How Lee Smith's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Lee Smith totaled 1,022 career Games Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 188.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1982, posting 72, well above the relief pitcher average of 33.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 18, well below the relief pitcher average of 34.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 52 in 1995 to 54 in 1996 and 25 in 1997, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 18 to 72 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Lee Smith Lifetime Games Pitched
Stats similar to Games Pitched for Lee Smith
| Lee Smith
Games Pitched |
|---|
| Career | 1022 |
| Season Avg. | 56.78 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 |
| More Info | See More |
Lee Smith Games Pitched Per Season
Lee Smith's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched by Team
Lee Smith's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lee Smith Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Lee Smith's career Games Pitched, 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 Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lee Smith's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lee Smith's MLB career with Games Pitched 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.
