Billy Milligan vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Milligan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Billy Milligan. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 4.81) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.672). 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 Billy Milligan and Lee Smith

Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
12.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.26
12.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
42.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.672
1.672
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
39.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Billy Milligan and Lee Smith

Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy Milligan and Lee Smith

Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
88.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
257.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
91.06
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA