Rick Austin vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Rick Austin across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 88). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Lee Smith

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
7.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Lee Smith

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Lee Smith

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
2427.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
300
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA