Lee Smith vs. Dave Thies — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Thies
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Dave Thies. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 4.62) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Dave Thies

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
39.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
34.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Dave Thies

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Dave Thies

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
9
900
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
93.53
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA