Chase Anderson vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Chase Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Chase Anderson 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 86). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chase Anderson and Lee Smith

Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.43
50.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.38
81.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
4.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3322
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
7.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.177
1.177
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4677
38.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
4.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4187
34.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Chase Anderson and Lee Smith

Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3322
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.38
81.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chase Anderson and Lee Smith

Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
480.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
528.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
48.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
44.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
4.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-9.89
-19.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
280.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chase Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA