Bob Adams vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Bob Adams. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 7.94) and WHIP (1.333 vs 2.294). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Lee Smith

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Lee Smith

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289.1
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Lee Smith

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA