Doug Fister vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doug Fister 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 112), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 103). Doug Fister held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 104). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lee Smith.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Lee Smith

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
3.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
6.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5976
37.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
4.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Lee Smith

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Lee Smith

Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA