Terry Mathews vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Terry Mathews
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Terry Mathews across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 92). Terry Mathews held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Terry Mathews and Lee Smith

Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
6.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
4.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
9.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
6.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
38.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
34.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Terry Mathews and Lee Smith

Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
6.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Mathews and Lee Smith

Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
324
8100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
94.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
300
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
99.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA