Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Daisuke Matsuzaka 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 107), and home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 130). Daisuke Matsuzaka held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 109). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lee Smith.

Pitching Stats for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Lee Smith

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
8.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
8.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2974
33.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Lee Smith

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Lee Smith

Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
158
2106.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
37
493.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
18.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA