Lee Smith vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Lee Smith comes out ahead of Bruce Sutter in this reliever comparison. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 103). Bruce Sutter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 104). The edge goes to Lee Smith.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Bruce Sutter

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
7.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
4.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
3.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Bruce Sutter

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Bruce Sutter

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100