Shane Bieber vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Shane Bieber 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. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 104), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 112), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 109). Lee Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 115). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Shane Bieber.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Lee Smith

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Lee Smith

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Lee Smith

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
143
5362.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA