Kris Benson vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Kris Benson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kris Benson 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 94). Kris Benson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kris Benson and Lee Smith

Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
9.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
5.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
38.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4806
34.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Kris Benson and Lee Smith

Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Benson and Lee Smith

Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
324.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
500.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
52.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
14.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
81.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
91.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
35.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
68.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
5.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
197.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA