Dan McGinn vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Dan McGinn
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Dan McGinn across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 100). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dan McGinn and Lee Smith

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
5.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
6.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1868
41.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
5.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Dan McGinn and Lee Smith

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.467
0.467
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan McGinn and Lee Smith

Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
211
1346.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
580.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
95.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
82.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
22.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
127.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
95.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
11.94
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
185.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA