Hub Pruett vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hub Pruett 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hub Pruett and Lee Smith

Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Hub Pruett and Lee Smith

Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289.1
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hub Pruett and Lee Smith

Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
86.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
27.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA