Chris Howard vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Chris Howard. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 3.13) and home runs allowed (0.62 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Lee Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
7.91
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Lee Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Lee Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA