Michael Blazek vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Michael Blazek
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Michael Blazek across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 88). Michael Blazek held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 109). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Michael Blazek and Lee Smith

Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
7.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
8.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
7.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
34.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Michael Blazek and Lee Smith

Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
7.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Blazek and Lee Smith

Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
11400
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.18
-18.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Michael Blazek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Blazek
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA