Roger Mason vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Roger Mason
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Roger Mason across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 90). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Roger Mason and Lee Smith

Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
5.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
4.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
8.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
3.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
6.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
38.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
33.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Roger Mason and Lee Smith

Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
5.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Mason and Lee Smith

Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
232
2245.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
541.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
1.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.87
-27.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
270.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Roger Mason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Mason
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA