Brandon Maurer vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Brandon Maurer
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Brandon Maurer across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 109). Brandon Maurer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Maurer and Lee Smith

Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
7.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.04
34.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
5.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
7.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1636
39.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
5.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1479
35.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Brandon Maurer and Lee Smith

Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
7.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Maurer and Lee Smith

Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-20.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Maurer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA