Tom Browning vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Browning
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tom Browning 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 66), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 87). Tom Browning held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Browning and Lee Smith

Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
3.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5763
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
9.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
4.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8066
37.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.271
1.271
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7374
34.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Tom Browning and Lee Smith

Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5763
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Browning and Lee Smith

Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
324
270
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
517.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
79.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.07
18.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
97.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
10.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
20.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
166.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA