José Muñoz vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

José Muñoz
Pre-GenerationalCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars of HavanaWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

José Muñoz 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. José Muñoz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 3.03 and 1.333 for Lee Smith. By the career numbers, José Muñoz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for José Muñoz and Lee Smith

José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.03
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
8.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
37.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for José Muñoz and Lee Smith

José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.81
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.569
3.569
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.21
36.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for José Muñoz and Lee Smith

José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
59
163.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
544.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
122.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.93
47.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
158.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
163.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
52.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.63
57.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Muñoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA