Ryan Buchter vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Ryan Buchter across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 113), and home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 119). Ryan Buchter held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 109). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Lee Smith

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
7.91
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Lee Smith

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Lee Smith

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
285
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA