John Bale vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

John Bale
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, John Bale comes out ahead of Lee Smith in this reliever comparison. John Bale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 235 vs 131), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 112). Lee Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 115). The edge goes to John Bale.

Pitching Stats for John Bale and Lee Smith

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
9.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
7.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
39.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
34.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for John Bale and Lee Smith

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Bale and Lee Smith

John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
109
3847.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-14.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
282.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA