Seth McClung vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Seth McClung
MillenialWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Seth McClung 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 61), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 84). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Seth McClung and Lee Smith

Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
5.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
8.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
5.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
6.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
40.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
5.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
34.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Seth McClung and Lee Smith

Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth McClung and Lee Smith

Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
177
3540
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
21.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
16.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
280
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA