Jonathan Broxton vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Jonathan Broxton
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jonathan Broxton a clear advantage over Lee Smith across the core pitching metrics. Jonathan Broxton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 158 vs 131), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 109), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 112). Lee Smith held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 103). Jonathan Broxton was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jonathan Broxton and Lee Smith

Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.09
53.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2028
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
7.91
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
10.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.518
1.518
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836
37.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
3.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
3.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2503
33.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Jonathan Broxton and Lee Smith

Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2028
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.173
0.173
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jonathan Broxton and Lee Smith

Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
52050
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-22.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-14.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Jonathan Broxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Broxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA