Shawn Armstrong vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Shawn Armstrong
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Shawn Armstrong across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 103), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 110), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 96). Shawn Armstrong held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Lee Smith

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
7.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
3.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
8.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
9.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1787
38.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Lee Smith

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
7.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Lee Smith

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
370
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA