Don McMahon vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Don McMahon
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Don McMahon across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 87). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don McMahon and Lee Smith

Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.03
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3932
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
7.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
7.91
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
3.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
6.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5503
37.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
3.32
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4864
33.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Don McMahon and Lee Smith

Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3931
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don McMahon and Lee Smith

Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
874
2834.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
544.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
74.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
15.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
87.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
107.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
55.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
282.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA