Sam Bachman vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Sam Bachman and Lee Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 4.82) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.634). Sam Bachman had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 0.62). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.
Pitching Stats for Sam Bachman and Lee Smith
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
8.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.03
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.03
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
7.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
41.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
5.6
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
35.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.22
41.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Fielding Stats for Sam Bachman and Lee Smith
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
8.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hitting Stats for Sam Bachman and Lee Smith
Sam Bachman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064