Joe Blanton vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Blanton 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 82), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 93). Joe Blanton 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 Joe Blanton and Lee Smith

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7544
38.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
4.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Lee Smith

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Lee Smith

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
211.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA