Mike Armstrong vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Mike Armstrong across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 97). Mike Armstrong held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 109). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Lee Smith

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
5.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
7.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
5.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1439
38.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Lee Smith

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
5.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Lee Smith

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
354.93
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA