Daniel McCutchen vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Daniel McCutchen
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Daniel McCutchen across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 61), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 78). Daniel McCutchen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Lee Smith

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.76
13.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
10.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
40.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
35.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Lee Smith

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.376
0.376
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.76
13.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Lee Smith

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
109
1868.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
6.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-14.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA