Lee Smith vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Stan Thomas across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 99). Stan Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 131). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Stan Thomas

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.32
15.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
8.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
38.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
34.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Stan Thomas

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
96.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.32
15.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Stan Thomas

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
111
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA