Shaun Marcum vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Shaun Marcum
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Shaun Marcum 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 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 101). Shaun Marcum held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 104). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lee Smith.

Pitching Stats for Shaun Marcum and Lee Smith

Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
3.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
8.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
7.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4305
37.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
4.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
34.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Shaun Marcum and Lee Smith

Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Marcum and Lee Smith

Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
197
738.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
483.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
22.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
93.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
14.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA