Clark Griffith vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Clark Griffith
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Clark Griffith and Lee Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Clark Griffith carried a career ERA of 3.31 against Lee Smith's 3.03. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Clark Griffith and Lee Smith — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clark Griffith and Lee Smith

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
0.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.88
61.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.12
82.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
0.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
3.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10157
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3385.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3670
9.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
2.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14335
38.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
4.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13390
35.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Clark Griffith and Lee Smith

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
1.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10527
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3509
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
2.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
2.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.259
2.259
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clark Griffith and Lee Smith

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
485
184.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
524.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
121.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
93.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
18.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
28.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155.23
58.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
162.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
187.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
136.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.65
64.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
47.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
10.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
8.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.65
95.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA