Brad Bergesen vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Brad Bergesen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brad Bergesen 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 71), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 91). Brad Bergesen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Bergesen and Lee Smith

Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.84
57.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
4.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
9.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1837
38.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
5.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
35.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Brad Bergesen and Lee Smith

Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.84
57.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Bergesen and Lee Smith

Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
102
5100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
20.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
30.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Bergesen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA