Joe Brown vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Brown and Lee Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Brown carried a career ERA of 5.11 against Lee Smith's 3.03. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Joe Brown and Lee Smith — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Brown and Lee Smith

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
40.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Brown and Lee Smith

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Brown and Lee Smith

Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
23.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
127.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
22.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA