Dave Beard vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Beard
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Dave Beard across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 86). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Beard and Lee Smith

Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
8.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
6.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
39.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
3.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
5.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
34.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Dave Beard and Lee Smith

Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Beard and Lee Smith

Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
172
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA