Luis Aponte vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Luis Aponte across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 111), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 102). Luis Aponte held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Lee Smith

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
37.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
34.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Lee Smith

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Lee Smith

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA