Luis Aquino vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Luis Aquino
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Luis Aquino 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. Luis Aquino led in home run suppression (HR9+ 178 vs 131), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 104), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 109). Lee Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 89). Role difference aside, Luis Aquino holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aquino and Lee Smith

Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.21
49.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.08
31.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
3.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2035
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
678.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
9.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
4.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2902
38.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
4.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
34.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Luis Aquino and Lee Smith

Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2035
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
678.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.08
31.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aquino and Lee Smith

Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
222
3248.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
35
512.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
7.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
131.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
4.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Luis Aquino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aquino
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA