Lee Smith vs. Walt Terrell — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Walt Terrell
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Terrell 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 68), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 86). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Walt Terrell

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.23
47.23
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
4.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5960
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2090
9.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
4.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8569
38.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
4.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7637
34.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Walt Terrell

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
1.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5960
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Walt Terrell

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
321
939.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
561.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
43.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
19.95
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
108.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
43.9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.58
-1.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
254.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA