Max Macon vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Max Macon 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 4.24 and 1.463 for Max Macon. By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Lee Smith

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
9.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
39.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Lee Smith

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289.1
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Lee Smith

Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
18.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA