John Axford vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 93), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 89). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Lee Smith

John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
8.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
34.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Lee Smith

John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Lee Smith

John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
354.93
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA