Anthony Bender vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Anthony Bender
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Anthony Bender a clear advantage over Lee Smith across the core pitching metrics. Anthony Bender led in home run suppression (HR9+ 184 vs 131), run prevention (ERA+ 147 vs 109), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 112). Lee Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 106). Anthony Bender was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Anthony Bender and Lee Smith

Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
9.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
183.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
7.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
7.91
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
37.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
3.32
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
32.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Anthony Bender and Lee Smith

Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
9.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
183.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Anthony Bender and Lee Smith

Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
57900
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA