Danys Baez vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Danys Baez
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Danys Baez across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 82). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Danys Baez and Lee Smith

Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
6.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.24
41.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652
8.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
3.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
6.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3013
38.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2623
33.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Danys Baez and Lee Smith

Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
6.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danys Baez and Lee Smith

Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533
53300
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Danys Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danys Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA