Cliff Lee vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and R. Smith

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and R. Smith

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and R. Smith

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA