How Lee Smith's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Lee Smith totaled 1,289 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1982, posting 117, well above the relief pitcher average of 64.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 21, well below the relief pitcher average of 63.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 49 in 1995 to 55 in 1996 and 21 in 1997, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 21 to 117 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Lee Smith Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for Lee Smith
| Lee Smith
Innings Pitched | Lee Smith
Pitched Outs |
|---|
| Career | 1289.1 | 3868 |
| Season Avg. | 71.6 | 214.89 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 204.4 | 613.13 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Lee Smith Innings Pitched Per Season
Lee Smith's Innings 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 Innings Pitched by Team
Lee Smith's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lee Smith Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Lee Smith's career Innings 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 Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lee Smith's seasonal Innings 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 Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lee Smith's MLB career with Innings 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.
