Rich Bordi vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Rich Bordi
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Rich Bordi across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 96), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 105). Rich Bordi held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Bordi and Lee Smith

Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
9.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
5.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
38.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1457
35.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Rich Bordi and Lee Smith

Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Bordi and Lee Smith

Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
173
4325
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.76
-43.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA