Grant Jackson vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Grant Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 84). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Lee Smith

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Lee Smith

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Lee Smith

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA