Matt Morris vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Morris
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Matt Morris 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 103). Matt Morris held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 138 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Morris and Lee Smith

Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
1.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.81
56.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.9
89.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
3.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1867
9.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214
6.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7669
38.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
4.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6946
34.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Matt Morris and Lee Smith

Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
1.53
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.9
89.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Morris and Lee Smith

Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
309
284.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
499.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
84.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.24
23.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
106.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
109.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.97
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
20.04
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
198.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
3.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA