Greg Mathews vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Greg Mathews 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 97). Greg Mathews held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Greg Mathews and Lee Smith

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
8.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
37.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.75
37.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Greg Mathews and Lee Smith

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.07
93.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Mathews and Lee Smith

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
94
298.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
514.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA