Hank Aguirre vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Hank Aguirre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hank Aguirre built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 97), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 102). Hank Aguirre held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 104). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lee Smith.

Pitching Stats for Hank Aguirre and Lee Smith

Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
2.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
3.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
7.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
5.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5790
37.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
3.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5262
34.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Hank Aguirre and Lee Smith

Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
2.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.481
0.481
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Aguirre and Lee Smith

Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
447
628.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
545.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.87
6.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-13.5
-18.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
331.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA