Lee Smith vs. Ron Taylor — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ron Taylor
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Ron Taylor across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 83). Ron Taylor held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Ron Taylor

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
5.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.81
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
8.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.35
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
5.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
0.841
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3339
37.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
3.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
4.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
34.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Ron Taylor

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
5.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2399
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
799.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Ron Taylor

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
491
2434.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
575.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.41
6.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
64.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.82
-18.94
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
337.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
1.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA