Scott May vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Scott May
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Scott May. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 10.61) and WHIP (1.333 vs 2.143). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Scott May and Lee Smith

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Scott May and Lee Smith

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott May and Lee Smith

Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA