Ryan Madson vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Ryan Madson across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 97), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 100). Ryan Madson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Madson and Lee Smith

Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
8.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
8.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
3.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3277
33.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Lee Smith

Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Lee Smith

Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
740
7655.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
217.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA