Alex McRae vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Alex McRae
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Alex McRae. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 7.34) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.868). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex McRae and Lee Smith

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
43.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
37.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.58
43.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Alex McRae and Lee Smith

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.412
0.412
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McRae and Lee Smith

Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1133.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA