Matt Albers vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Matt Albers across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 83). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Lee Smith

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
6.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.166
1.166
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Lee Smith

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Lee Smith

Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.47
-23.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
331.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA