Tim Crews vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tim Crews and Lee Smith are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Tim Crews and 109 for Lee Smith, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 110 and 112 respectively. If forced to pick, Lee Smith gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Lee Smith

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
5.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
9.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
6.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
38.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
34.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Lee Smith

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
5.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Lee Smith

Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
281
6744
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
12.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
3.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
288
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
2.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA