Roger Bowman vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Roger Bowman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Roger Bowman. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 5.81) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.785). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Roger Bowman and Lee Smith

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
43.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.768
1.768
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
37.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Roger Bowman and Lee Smith

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Bowman and Lee Smith

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1363.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
21.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
25.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA