Lee Smith vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Roy Thomas across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 109), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 99). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Roy Thomas

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Roy Thomas

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Roy Thomas

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
182
3033.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
266.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA