Guy Bush vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Guy Bush 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.86 and 1.399 for Guy Bush. By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Lee Smith

Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
3.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2950
9.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11750
38.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
4.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10850
35.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Lee Smith

Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289.1
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Lee Smith

Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
532.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA