Mark Leiter vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mark Leiter 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Lee Smith

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Lee Smith

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Lee Smith

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
272
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA