Mike Bacsik vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Bacsik
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mike Bacsik built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.46 and 1.519 for Mike Bacsik. By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bacsik and Lee Smith

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
5.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
10.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
40
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
36.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Mike Bacsik and Lee Smith

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bacsik and Lee Smith

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
8.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-9.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA