Mickey McDermott vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Mickey McDermott
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mickey McDermott 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 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 93). Mickey McDermott held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 131). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mickey McDermott and Lee Smith

Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
3.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3950
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
7.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
5.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
5.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.211
1.211
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5801
39.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
4.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.518
1.518
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4935
33.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Mickey McDermott and Lee Smith

Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1644
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
5.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.82
20.82
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey McDermott and Lee Smith

Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
443
389.74
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
544.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
137.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
102.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.65
57.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
190.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
184.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
62.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
65.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
119.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.66
61.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
45.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
98.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA