Fred Blaylock vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Blaylock 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Lee Smith

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Lee Smith

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Lee Smith

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA